Thomas Malthus first raised concerns about food supply more than 200 years before it became a true global threat. Widespread food shortages were avoided in the mid- to late-twentieth century !
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• free trade agreements allowed equitable distribution of food products.
• mechanization during the second agricultural revolution had increased food supplies.
• high-yield crops were developed along with new methods to increase production.
• birth rates began to decline in both developed and developing nations.
• ample precipitation allowed for a decade of bumper crops, leading to food surpluses.
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• high-yield crops were developed along with new methods to increase production.