Abstract
Total number of countries and territories together are put at 235. Apparently, single blanket recommendation is not possible but one has to think of custom made and tailored solutions/policies-country and territory wise- and within country and territory wise. “How many are to be fed” and “How many are needed to feed” ? How much land needs to be ear marked for agriculture and animal husbandry? Statistics must be viewed from all angles while framing policies Viz; Nature of political governance; Total land area; Nature of the varies types of land available; Climatic conditions; Total population; Population density; Food habits; Availability of resources for agriculture and animal husbandry and for otherwise living. An integrated approach of tailor made strategies, creating strong awareness, incentives and disincentives, due monitoring and follow up must be there. This is required particularly in highly populated regions of the world apart from thinking of different strategies to increase food production and ensure food security. As the system of governance varies with the country, measures and the manner and extent of their implementation can vary. Government should encourage expertise and invest money to develop better agricultural and animal husbandry production and food distribution and food security logistics. Plants can be exploited for needs other than food but food is the first requirement. Climate change, Global warming, Sustainability and Organic Agriculture are of considerable complexity, futuristic, considerable dualities, multifaceted and inter-related and requires a critical analysis. Past, present and future scenarios have to be duly appraised to people of respective countries by the respective Governments, UN and other International Organizations. Irrespective of the state of affairs, the following measures are definitely required Viz; population control, avoiding wars and social conflicts and political instability and clean and healthy and contented life styles. Due restraints need to be followed.
Highlights
Per capita availability, nature of the agricultural land, climatic conditions and food habits vary across different countries
Population contributing to agriculture, land available for agriculture and animal husbandry varies a lot across the countries
Recommendations/ Strategies/ Planning need to be tailor made to every country and to every region within the country as required keeping in view the nature of governance, population, agro-climatic conditions, food habits, relative needs of agriculture and animal husbandry, peoples attitudes, economic status, educational status, total land area, total arable land / nature of the varies types of land available, total population, ratio of rural to urban population, other needs that plants/crops can serve etc
Summary
Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution as early as in 1970, warned the world duly about the magnitude and menace of the “Population Monster” and further cautioned that food should not be taken for granted [1]. Did man behaved rationally as Borlaug expected?? World population increased from 3.68 billion to 7.9 billion today and further projected to increase to 9 billion plus by 2050. Just two countries India and China constitute nearly 40% of the world’s population. Food production and security assumes a greater significance
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