Malthus

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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 food supplies are no longer adequate. Todays isolated anarchy and famine (which is politically inspired) in Africa could easily turn into a world wide sustenance inspired problem during the first half of the next century.

Humans are the only creatures endowed with the ability to evaluate the consequences of their own actions. Since the problem transcends all aspects of the worlds religious and political structures, it must be addressed by all speakers from the pulpit or podium who can influence the public mind set.

OUR FERTILE SOCIETY

While the annual population growth seems to have reached a plateau, the the world has added 85 to 90 million people every year for the ...

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and ocean catch fish. Affluent societies
have diets high in animal protein while subsistence level societies
rely primarily on the starchy foods of grain products. In general, it
appears that an affluent society lives on about 17pounds per week
per person while people at the poverty level subsist on about a
pound a day, or seven pounds per week per person.


OUR FUTURE DIET

World food production has been keeping pace with population growth until recently. Actually, the food available per person
has increased each year until the mid 80's, but has been declining for the last ten years.

Food projections into the future become increasingly uncertain for the later years because:
...

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