Wzrost demograficzny a perspektywy wyżywienia ludności świata. Zarys problemu
Demographic growth and the prospects of feeding the world population. An outline of the problem

Summary/Abstract: The number of people in the world keeps growing, even though the rate of growth is slowing down. The increasing world population causes apprehension among some scholars and members of the public. Anxieties arise, on the one hand, over the possibilities of feeding the world, and, on the other hand, over the burden on the environment caused by human activity (including the production of food). The aim of the article is to highlight major issues underlying the debate on the prospects of feeding the population of the world, considering, in particular, the still prevalent phenomena of hunger and malnutrition. The focus is especially on the causes of the latter phenomenon which persists despite the fact that the Earth’s resources are sufficient enough to sustain an even significantly larger number of people than there are today.

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