Experts Worry As Population And Hunger Grow

Farmers work in a rice field in eastern India. Jayanta Shaw/Reuters

From The New York Times:

ROME — Scientists and development experts across the globe are racing to increase food production by 50 percent over the next two decades to feed the world’s growing population, yet many doubt their chances despite a broad consensus that enough land, water and expertise exist.

The number of hungry people in the world rose to 1.02 billion this year, or nearly one in seven people, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, despite a 12-year concentrated effort to cut the number.

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My Comment: When you have countries like Zimbabwe that institute policies that destroys their farm industry ... there will be consequences. For the rest of the world today, many problems in food production stem from Government policies and actions. Throw wars and conflicts into this mix .... you will then end up with a lot of hungry people.

Are there any solutions to this problem .... the answer is no. The idea of free markets and property rights does not go over well for the governments of most countries in the world .... I expect this altitude and perception to continue even when there are millions who are starving.