Who says Mother Nature can't feed 9 billion?

NikB

This report suggests that maybe we can cope with feeding 9 billion people.

Kebabhead

Utter rubbish

Look at China & India

People will breed irrespective

The more kids you have the more it costs you

GasDad

Educate women and provide opportunities and the birth rate will drop

Kebabhead

Spoken like a true man

GasDad

Actually spoken by someone who's seen the stats.

Kebabhead

So should men not be educated or shall we shift the blame because we are not a breeding vessel

GasDad

In (most) societies with the highest birthrates, men are educated for longer than women. Provide women with education and opportunity to use it and the birthrate falls.

Kebabhead

A lot of women are now delaying childbirth till later on in life so you could potential see a dip in the birth rate following by a baby boom

GasDad

A lot of women in the western worlds are delaying childbirth. They aren't going to all start popping out 4 or 5 babies in the late 30's / early 40's.

Have a look at World population - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

johntheexpat

Of course, the French, being French, like to buck the trend, bless 'em!