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Increased famine in the developing world in Asia, Africa and Latin America is inevitable because: 1. Food production cannot keep pace with runaway growth in population, and 2. Population growth in those areas is out of control. It cannot, and will not, be stopped irr the foreseeable fu- ' ture, using conventional methods now being practiced or contemplated by our foreign aid establishment.
Last year. The Environmental Fund sponsored an advertisement (“The Real Crisis Behind the Food Crisis") which elaborated on the above statement. Its publication stimulated a surprising 23,000 replies (all but 13 in agreement with the analysis). Many asked, "What can we do about it?" Indeed, how can Americans ameliorate the impending tragedy? First, we must understand that we are being misled into believing that the United States has no problem with excessive population growth.
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