Manycountriesintheworldarefacedwiththeproblemsofanincreasingpopulationandashortageoffood.Thereareanumberofpossiblesolutionstotheproblembutnoneofthemiseasy.Firstlygovernmentscoulddiscouragepeoplefromhavinglargefamilies.WhynothavejustonechildSecondlyfarmingmethodsinthosecountriesareverysimpleandofteninefficient.Ifthepeopleboughtnewagriculturalmachinerymodernizedtheirfarmingmethodsanddevelopedmorelandtheymightsoonproduceenoughfoodfortheirneeds.Thirdlymanycountrieshavenaturalresourcessuchasoilwoodoriron.Thesecouldbeexportedsothatfoodcouldbeimported.Allofthesepossiblesolutionssimplifytheproblem.Buttheyshowthatifpeoplemeantosolvetheproblemsofincreasingpopulationandfoodshortagestherearewaysofdoingit.
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