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Originally Posted by kyp275
Exactly, even if we can double the output of food production tomorrow, it's still not going to solve the hunger problem, even if we send all the food they need to places like N. Korea or countries in Africa, nothing much will change, other than the size of the pocketbook and warehouses of the dictators or warlords in charge, every one else is still gonna go hungry.
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Yes, though with the caveat that with diminishing resources it
could become a real agricultural issue in the future.
For instance, I highly doubt this planet could feed 14 billion people without further technological advance. We've got certain parts of the world running out of water, and of course oil/global warming being a factor as well.
I'm not about to cry doom on these things though, I think we should be able to tackle these problems so long as we don't all do something stupid like ban all fertilizers, pesticides and high yield crops.