Please explain how the global food supply is NOT at risk of being depleted.?

Question

Sources not backed by any political party would be nice.
I placed this question here because many believe this to be a 'political' issue.

Damn, I guess I have some more of that 'learnin' stuff to do.

Answer 1

Well, historically, starvation has never been a matter of insufficent global food production, but of inadequate local production or failures of distribution.

And, looking forward, the productivity of arrable land has not been maximized throughout the world, so the potential to expand food production should still be pretty substantial. Conversely, as nations develop, there has been a consistent trend of slowed population growth, or even population decline, which should imply that global population will not grow unchecked forever.

Answer 2

I am not aware that the global food supply is depleted. That sounds like a sci fi movie plot. There are places where there is not much food but that is because of the political systems and corrupt governments in place there take the food. Somalia is typical of that. Its ironic that the places where food is in short supply are places that could cheaply be turned into a good growing areas. If the Middle Eastern countries took oil wealth and turned into in agriculture technology and irrigation Africa could be the food pantry of the world. Food shortages often are based on over population, corrupt governments, and ignorance of available agriculture techniques. The US has been pouring billions into feeding people but it will never end until people seek to be self sufficient. Life is cheap in much of the world and saving people is a low priority.

Answer 3

Improvements in technology usually counter falling resource supply.
Look up: Ehrlich/Simon bet
Solow's Neo-Classical Growth Model
Both available on Wikipedia.

There's a high probability that food supply will increase, regardless of the population as an expected shortage brings an incentive to improve methods and technology.

Answer 4

Because we keep on planting. It is true that tons of farms and ranches are being made into developments and shopping malls, but there is still tons of harvesting. There is actually a lot of waste with food. It just isn't getting to some of those that need it most. There is food in abundance.

Answer 5

It is being depleted due to farm land and ranch land being developed to the tune of 100,000 acres of each every year. California is ranked 5th in world enconomies, and supplies the world with food, but the way it's going we won't be able to grow anything that's planted in Pavement!

Answer 6

Global hunger isn't a matter of food supply. It's a matter of logistics (being able to get the supplies where they are needed) and politics (regional leaders controlling/witholding supplies).