Maybe The World Has Too Many People
Eeceived Tuesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 3. The world population has increased hy more than 100,000,000 since the beginning of the war, Sir John Boyd' Orr, Director-General ' of United Na,tions Food and Agriculture Organisation, told the Naar East Regional Food Confeien.ee i^'bairo. ' "This population increase, with a decrease Ih* f eitile ' land/ is as great a threat to huipan society as -the atomic : '. Sir John added, according:to the Daily Telegrapjh.'l Cairo* coTrespohdent. • i Tl\e jtime had passed, Sir : J6kn said, for. recommehdations and pious . resblutions • and the time for, , actibn had, conie. The world 's population was steadily increasing,. he . pointed out.' and in the nexi 25, years the eartn would have to douhle its production of most foods to provide sufficient for all its inhahitants.
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Chronicle (Levin), 4 February 1948, Page 7
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