volve a food/population problem at all, but one of population/ecology. He states that it is the disruption and deterioration of the ecosystem that is threatening food supplies. He uses the termite to illustrate his point. Humans are dependent upon termites for a greater portion of the recycling process of biotic material. Without recycling, no sustainability of life, therefore no food problem. Another point is that of pollination. Energy conservation needs to be an issue also where population sustainability is concerned. People are not concerned with obtaining coal, oil, or the likes. They do however want what these agents produce, that being the services of energy. While each one of us is challenged to adopt energy conserving methods, countries need to adopt the same attitude. This mainly applies to countries of wealth, as statistics show that they are the worst when it comes to conservation. Okay, so now let's suppose that there is enough food to feed the world. How are people going to earn the money to buy the food? In the U.S. subsidized groceries, fertile soil and a bountiful supply of water and energy have spoiled us. Americans spend approximately 15 percent of their disposable income on food. However the poor people of the U.S. spend about one third of their income on food.CONCLUSION: I think we are capable of producing enough food to sustain the population. But it will take a combined effort on the part of each one of us as well as every country. Education is a good start. More education and awareness of birth control practices will assist in keeping the population under control, if not by reduction. By educating the youth, they will be better able to conduct research and therefore provide better agricultural technology. Pressure needs to be put on our leaders to improve import and export conditions to encourage more production. We need to educate and take an active role in protecting our natural r...
