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Two hundred years ago, Thomas Robert , a British economist , wrote “An Essay on the Principle of Population” in which he argued that the world population would increase faster than the food supply, with disastrous results for the general human ....

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... U.S. is about 17 pounds, which means a significant number of the worlds people are eating considerably less than the average of 10 pounds per week. A world population of 10 to 11 billion by mid century will have an individual allocation of 6 to 7 pounds per week, equivalent to the diet of todays members of society living in poverty. Food projections are extremely uncertain since natural disasters are unpredictable and may increase if the forecasted effects of global warming materialize. Also, environmental degradation is increasing while water allocations are decreasing. Society will not be suddenly surprised by a “crisis point” at which f ...