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Improving the food production here and in the Third World.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
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Every time Lester R. Brown writes about world food shortages ("Defining issue of food scarcity," Nov. 3), I am reminded of the old World War II song, "It seems like I've heard that song before."
Talk about population outgrowing food production has been going on at least since political economist Thomas Robert Malthus proposed the idea in the early 1800s. It just has never happened, and, assuming foolish political policies can be overcome, will not occur in the future.
Historical trends indicate that food output has been outpacing population since the past century. ...
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