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Unexpected Elements

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The Green Revolution: A Secret Modern Miracle

According to the World Health Organisation in 2021, about 828 million people still live in hunger around the globe. But at one point, it was thought that this number would be far higher. Economist Paul Ehrlich had just written a book, The Population Bomb,. In it, he predicts that populations will rise out of step with food production leading to mass starvation. He was wrong, and we produce enough food to feed 10 billion by 2058.

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