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Will the world face a major food insecurity crisis by 2050?
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Selected claim, opposing its parent
It is possible to make more than enough food to feed everyone on Earth.
Pros
Cons
Pro claim 1
Population increases are not directly responsible for insecurity. Most cases are not caused by insufficient food supply, but by mismanagement of farms or of food shortages resulting from poverty, conflict, or inequality.
Pro claim 2
Food supply per person
has increased
in all parts of the world.
Con claim 1
Because of overpopulation, even if the proportion of hungry people decreases, the total number of hungry people may still increase.