National Geographic

I believe that Jared Diamond is right in saying that it is the geographical spot and the plants that are grown there that hinders the New Guineans. The plants that New Guineans have do not last very long and rot more quickly than other foods so they can not store it for a long period of time. The plants that they grow need to be done with one separate seed and need to be grown individually instead of like wheat and barley when you can just throw the seeds over the ground and they rise out of the ground in a couple of weeks fully grown. The New Guineans could not mass produce their food which if they could they would have to make machines to make the food, but they could not since they were not that far up the industrial ladder. They were also not on any major trade routes with the rest of the world so they could not trade food or technology with countries like China or Japan who were very far up the industry ladder compared to New Guinea. That is why i believe Jared Diamond is right.