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The technical know-how, if not the political commitment, appears already at hand to feed the world’ s exploding population and so to eradicate at least the ancient scourges of malnutrition and famine.

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There need not be any more instances of malnutrition or famine caused by over-population, because we have the technology to create enough food for everyone. However, the politicians have not committed themselves to funding this technology.