FRHD 3090 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: World Food Summit, Thomas Robert Malthus, Malnutrition
13 Nov 2013
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Erosion, desertification, and salinization suggest that farm land may be decreasing and current production methods may not be sustainable. 890 people in the world (200 million are children) are hungry due to poor food distribution. Thomas malthus argued that the world is limited in arable land which will keep the population in check. Today, we are able to provide food for almost 6 billion people but natural disasters, poverty, political violence and geopolitical factors prevent 1/7 of people from getting enough to eat. The world food summit has a goal of ensuring all people have enough food for an normal, active life but so far, national and international support has not been great enough to accomplish this. Starches such as rice, wheat, pulses and root crops are the basic elements of the human diet. Fruits, vegetables and animal products are a smaller component of diets in many countries (especially in developing countries where of all people live)
