Civilization As It Is Known Today Could

Cereal Production In The Rain-fed Areas Still Remains Relatively Unaffected By The Impact Of The Green Revolution, But Significant Change And Progress Are Now Becoming Evident In Several Countries

The Green Revolution Has An Entirely Different Meaning To Most People In The Affluent Nations Of The Privileged World Than To Those In The Developing Nations Of The Forgotten World.

I Now Say That The World Has The Technology - Either Available Or Well Advanced In The Research Pipeline - To Feed On A Sustainable Basis A Population Of 10 Billion People. The More Pertinent Question Today Is Whether Farmers And Ranchers Will Be Permitted To Use This New Technology? While The Affluent Nations Can Certainly Afford To Adopt Ultra Low-risk Positions, And Pay More For Food Produced By The So-called "organic" Methods, The One Billion Chronically Undernourished People Of The Low Income, Food-deficit Nations Cannot.

Man Can And Must Prevent The Tragedy Of Famine In The Future Instead Of Merely Trying With Pious Regret To Salvage The Human Wreckage Of The Famine, As He Has So Often Done In The Past.

The Forgotten World Is Made Up Primarily Of The Developing Nations, Where Most Of The People, Comprising More Than Fifty Percent Of The Total World Population, Live In Poverty, With Hunger As A Constant Companion And Fear Of Famine A Continual Menace.