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Behind the story: In 1798, Thomas Malthus warned that population growth could outrun food production. More than two centuries later, the world is producing near-record quantities of grain — yet food prices are rising.
What connects Malthusian economics, the World Economic Forum's Great Reset, COVID-19, controversial population forecasts and renewed concerns about infectious disease?
SignsWatch examines the difference between predicting catastrophe and preparing for vulnerability — and asks whether our food systems are as resilient as they are productive.
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