stop having so many kids
sorry to be callous but the planet is already way above capacity, if we were a restaurant the fire department would shut us down.
Better use and conservation of water, less petrol-fertilizers, genetic engineering, etc. are all good ideas but can come nowhere near solving the problem of global hunger.
Historically overpopulation has always seen a reaction from the forces of natural selection; Plagues
In fact, most of us carry genes that render us immune to the plagues our ancestors survived.
A long term stategy is important and it will be necessary to tell people they do not have the right to procreate if they can’t provide for the offspring.
If we don’t address the problem, mother nature may have to do it for us and I don’t think anyone would like a serious pandemic to solve the problem.
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