Two different points of view about population growth :)

Two important theories that contrast a lot about population growth and food shortages are:


Thomas Malthus's theory:

• That the power of population is indefinitely greater than the power in the earth to produce subsistence for man.
• Population growth will outpace agricultural production.
• According to Malthus, disease, food shortage and death due to starvation, were nature's way to control population.
• He thinks the control of birth will prevent these problems.
• It assumes population grows exponentially and agricultural production grows in a linear manner.
• It doesn’t recognizes human capacity to increase food supply.

Ester Bosercup's theory:
She was a Danish economist and writer who worked for the UN, she wrote about population growth and agricultural development from a technocentric perspective.

•   Humans will create technology to increase the food supply and create a sustainable society.
• Necessity is the mother of invention.
• Too optimistic