'There can be no permanent progress in the battle against hunger until the agencies that fight for increased food production and those that fight for population control unite in a common effort.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ending hunger requires food production and population control efforts to work together.
- In plain terms
- To stop hunger, food growers and population planners must cooperate.
- What can you take from it?
- Solutions to complex problems need coordinated efforts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do different goals affect each other?
- What prevents cooperation?
Another view
Population control is a sensitive and controversial topic.
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