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| A typical school breakfast in one of the places I travel. |
"The Green Revolution has won a temporary success in man's war against hunger and deprivation; it has given man a breathing space. If fully implemented, the revolution can provide sufficient food for sustenance during the next three decades. But the frightening power of human reproduction must also be curbed; otherwise the success of the green revolution will be ephemeral only." source:http://www.moreorless.au.com/heroes/borlaug.html
"The world's food production has peaked in some of the very regions where food is needed the most. For example, in South Asia, approximately half of the land has been degraded such that it no longer has the capacity for food production. In China there has been a 27% irreversible loss of land for agriculture, and it continues to lose arable land at the rate of 2,500 square kilometers per year. In Madagascar, at least 30% of the land previously regarded as arable is irreversibly barren. " source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malthusian_catastrophe
"Water deficits, which are already spurring heavy grain imports in numerous smaller countries, may soon do the same in larger countries, such as China or India. The water tables are falling in scores of countries (including Northern China, the US, and India) due to widespread overpumping using powerful diesel and electric pumps... Approximately 40% of the world's agricultural land is seriously degraded. In Africa, if current trends of soil degradation continue, the continent might be able to feed just 25% of its population by 2025..." source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_security
"Exponentially rising populations, global warming, water shortages, and growing costs of fossil fuels including petroleum-based fertilizers will lead to a global food crisis in the near future." source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_food
