Tag Archives: population issues

A Look Behind Rising Food Prices: Population Growth; Rising Oil Prices; Weather Events

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Gail Tverberg

This is a guest post by Dr. Gary Peters. He is a retired geography professor and author of Population Geography. Rising food prices, crowned by a recent record high spike and chronicled in the graph below, have played a role … Continue reading →

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Population, Food Supplies, and the Big Unasked Question

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Gail Tverberg

This is a guest post by Dr. Gary Peters, author of the textbook Population Geography. Speaking in Abu Dhabi on November 23, 2010, FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf stated, “The key to long-term food security lies in boosting investment in agriculture, … Continue reading →

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