ABSTRACT
Since the final years of the eigheenth century when Malthus predicted that improvements in agriculture production could not keep pace with the increased demand caused by population growth, a passionate debate has been held from time to time between those supporting and those disagreeing with this prediction. Since then, such issues as agricultural sustainability or biotechnology have added to the debate.1 Beyond any of the viewpoints, we must spend whatever is required to increase food supply at a similar pace to increased food demand, lest we assume an increasing proportion of undernourished (or even famished) populations.
