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Challenges loom as world population hits 7 billion » Knoxville News Sentinel:
"My father had 25 children — I have only 14 so far, and expect to produce more in the future," says Kasadha, who has two wives."It's an opportunity to bring the issues of population, women's rights and family planning back to center stage," ... said in an interview. "There are 215 million women worldwide who need family planning and don't get it. If we can change that, and these women can take charge of their lives, we'll have a better world." (Crary, David. 16 Oct 2011.)
"... Looking ahead, the U.N. projects that the world population will reach 8 billion by 2025, 10 billion by 2083. ..." (David Crary reported from New York. Associated Press writers Alexa Oleson in Beijing, Nirmala George in New Delhi, Angela Charlton in Paris, Daniel Woolls in Madrid, Victor Simpson in Rome, Onesime Niyungeko in Bujumbura, Burundi; Yinka Ibukun in Lagos, Nigeria, and Godfrey Olukya in Kampala, Uganda, also contributed to this report. [Read Entire Article HERE])
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Some say it is a time to "reassess." MooPig thinks it is time to develop a taste for insects, like delectable insect pate'.
Otherwise, as described, the situations of many people referenced in this article, there is not enough "food" to go around. That means protein is scarce.
MooPig is all about protein. We have our calf, and we have our pig... if it could be bred, it would here in Texas ... the MooPig -- half cow, half pig. Yummy! So far there is no such protein source, and its two meats are separated for genetic reason.
But if MooPig were available, like a Roman BBQ, we would be puking Veal-pork... and that's not all. We have side dishes too. But will insects become part of our digest? "A side of beetles, please."
In Post Modern world, gangs of people have little food, and share a small room for all functions, eating, sleeping, fracking, and what ever studying they might do ... cramped and stunted ... what is the point?
"Children were a good labor force in the past when there was enough space to cultivate," she said. "Today I can't even feed my family properly. My kids just spend days doing nothing." (Crary, David. 16 Oct 2011. ibid.)That is sentiment from a Burundi wife and mother of four; " ... [A]nother of the fastest-growing countries is Burundi. With roughly 8.6 million people, it's the second most densely populated African country after neighboring Rwanda. (Crary. ibid.)..."
The majority of population in Nigeria is under 30, youthful: "... Ndyanabangi Bannet, the U.N. Population Fund's deputy representative in Nigeria, notes that 60 percent of the population is under 30 and needs to be accommodated with education, training and health care. (Crary. ibid.)..."
Nigeria is a massive country of almost 160 million people comprising 250 ethnic groups speaking 4000 dialects. In size, it is more than two and half times the size of California. Could anyone imagine a larger California with half the total USA population occupying its borders?
Further irony is that Italy is in its fourth year of zero population growth... among Italians that is:
"... [A] man uses a cane as he walks among other people through an open air market in Milan, Italy. In 2010, more Italians died than were born for the fourth consecutive year according to the national statistics agency. Italy's population nonetheless grew slightly to 60.6 million due to immigration, a highly charged issue across Europe. Italy's youth minister Giorgia Meloni said earlier this year that measures to reverse the birth rate require "millions in investment" but that the resources aren't available. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) ... "SUMMARY
Every Nigerian infrastructure and utility is at its limit -- power grid, potable water, food production, "... problems with traffic congestion, sanitation and water supplies are staggering; a recent article in UN-Habitat said two-thirds of the residents live in poverty.
" ... [in Mumbai] For nearly 7 million commuters who ride the overtaxed suburban rail network each work day, every ride is a scramble. Each car is jam-packed; sometimes, riders die when they lose their foothold while clinging to the doors. (Crary. ibid.) ..."Population continues to grow in many parts of Africa, while European countries only grow in population because of immigration to their borders. Such as, " ... one reason is immigration to France by Africans with large-family traditions, but it's also due to family-friendly legislation. ..."
Incentives to reverse birth rates -- to the positive or to the negative -- remain controversial and difficult to enforce, if "enforce" is a good word to use here... "... Spain used to give parents 2,500 euros (more than $3,000) for every newborn child to encourage families to reverse the country's low birth rate. ..."
"China is always so proud of how quickly we brought down fertility from high to low, and how many births were avoided but I think we did it too quickly and reduced it to too low a level," says Gu. (Crary. ibid.) ..."The conclusion is that low birth rates deplete the sources for supporting elderly populations. High birth rates produce mortal problems, challenging survival of the masses.
"If the young population remains uneducated, unskilled and unemployable, then that dividend would be wasted," says Shereen Jejeebhoy, a Population Council demographer in New Delhi. (Crary. ibid.) ..."MooPig Wisdom says for starters: The modern society that develops a diet of insect protein will be the survivor of population surges. 'Nuff said.
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http://importfood.com/thai_insects.html
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