Population and Food: Crucial Issues |
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Adapted from Brown Africa agricultural production Agricultural Resources Agriculture Organization American agriculture areas average Bangladesh birthrate Brown and Eckholm capita century cereals climate consumed consumption corn costs crop failures decades decline demand developed world developing countries developing nations diets diseases effort energy inputs energy invested estimated exports family planning famine farm farmers food aid Food and Agriculture Food and Health food reserves Food System fuel genetic growth of world hectare herbicides important improve Indonesia insects irrigation Japan land large number Latin America legumes less livestock major malnutrition meat million metric tons million tons nitrogen fertilizer nitrogen fixation nutritional Pakistan percent pesticides phosphate population growth population/food poultry problems programs projections protein PSAC rate of population reduction regions rice rising significantly South Korea southern Asia Soviet Union soybeans Steinhart substantial surplus Table temperature United wheat World Food Conference World Food Supply world population worldwide yields