Can the Earth Feed a Population of 9 Billion People?

9 Comments on "Can the Earth Feed a Population of 9 Billion People?"

Rick on Tue, 19th Apr 2011 8:38 am 



This guy is FULL of shit! I don’t want to live in his world. PS – this ass does not understand peak oil.

Carterb on Tue, 19th Apr 2011 9:23 am 



Agreed. He obviously has no concept of plant genetics. How many times can you dwarf wheat?

notbob on Tue, 19th Apr 2011 10:43 am 



We already produce enough food to feed 9 billion people. The problem is logistics. We have too much food in the 1st world and not enough everywhere else.

Crazy_Dad on Tue, 19th Apr 2011 11:03 am 



What about 18 billion if we manage to feed 9? Where does it stop?

DC on Tue, 19th Apr 2011 6:10 pm 



Clealy he has no concept of how much damage the so-called green revolution has and is doing. Yes, we did increase food production a great deal, but he seems to think it was free lunch. Massive amounts oil, water and toxic fertilizers are doing immense damage, and will, at some point, cause indust-Ag to collapse. The very things that made it such a (temporary) success will ultimately doom it. Take your pick, PO, peak phosphorus, soil degradation, water shortages, deaths due to unsafe food or all the above. There is nothing remotely rational about his beliefs.

SM on Tue, 19th Apr 2011 6:52 pm 



Can people on $2 a day afford to feed themselves is the real question

MaxGreen on Wed, 20th Apr 2011 2:38 am 



It may be possible but is it desirable ? It seems counter productive for all of the reasons mentioned by the previous posters. I would also add that prosperity is not a synonym of “growth”. Now that nature is forcing us into resources availability contraction, we should take the cue and voluntary follow suit in regard to population, if prosperity is the ultimate goal.

Kenz300 on Wed, 20th Apr 2011 4:26 am 



Water and oil are limited resources and will become increasingly more expensive.
They are both needed for food production.
An ever expanding world population makes it increasingly more difficult to solve the worlds problems of hunger, disease and despair.

James on Wed, 20th Apr 2011 6:15 am 



If we could find it in our hearts to part with our cars and trucks, we wouldn’t need to grow crops to fuel our cars. Instead we should start rebuilding our rail system to provide a way to get the food to places where it is needed efficiently. If the U.S. has provided food for everyones needs and cheaply. Then we should give the surplus to help other countries. The UNICEF program had a program where they sent out people to 3rd world countries to teach them how to grow their own food. But, I guess the UNICEF people didn’t think it was necessary since the rich countries were exporting their food. Now, they can’t or won’t do this anymore. So, the other countries absolutely have to learn how to grow their own food with their own resources. I wonder how they fed themselves before the rich countries came about to give them food or sell it to them at a cheap price?