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manycountriesintheworldarefacedwiththeproblemsofanincreasingpopulationandashortageoffood.
thereareanumberofpossiblesolutionstotheproblem,butnoneofthemiseasy.firstly,governmentscoulddiscouragepeoplefromhavinglargefamilies.whynothavejustonechild?
secondly,farmingmethodsinthosecountriesareverysimpleandofteninefficient.ifthepeopleboughtnewagriculturalmachinery,modernizedtheirfarmingmethodsanddevelopedmoreland,theymightsoonproduceenoughfoodfortheirneeds.
thirdly,manycountrieshavenaturalresourcessuchasoil,woodoriron.thesecouldbeexportedsothatfoodcouldbeimported.
allofthesepossiblesolutionssimplifytheproblem.buttheyshowthat,ifpeoplemeantosolvetheproblemsofincreasingpopulationandfoodshortages,therearewaysofdoingit.