Russia's War in Ukraine Threatens Starvation for the World's Poor
Global hunger declined for decades before pandemic policies and Russia’s invasion broke the world.
Global hunger declined for decades before pandemic policies and Russia’s invasion broke the world.
Despite an apocalyptic media narrative, the modern era has brought much longer lives and the greatest decline in poverty ever.
Thanks to some amazing recent crop biotech breakthroughs
But despotic brutality is once again pushing millions to the brink of starvation.
Turning food into fuel has always been a dubious proposition.
Bad policy and unpredictable nature are sending food prices through the roof.
The technique "could potentially help address problems of poverty and food insecurity at a global scale."
Pestilence, war, famine, and death are all on the decline.
Food security is not the problem, but nutrition security could be.
Half a century after The Population Bomb, Ehrlich still thinks global catastrophe is just around the corner.
Neo-Malthusians still get it wrong: Markets and science will feed 9 billion if not blocked.
Malthusian doomsters foiled again.
The prophets of overpopulation doom and imminent global famine will likely once again be disappointed.
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