Overpopulation, Maansi & Audrey

April 8, 2020

There are 8 billion people on the planet, and that means we need a lot of food, but getting enough food for everyone is not possible if we remain inactive. We interviewed Savannah Morgan, a professor at Navdanya University in Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India, who has been researching global population, and she says that, "There is a possibility that we may not be able to sustain all of Earth's inhabitants with food." This year, 2020, we know that these problems exist, and we don't want to run out of food anytime soon, or make any other problems bigger. Savannah suggests, "We should respond to the problem of global warming and hunger by letting people know about this problem so that they can take action. We have the technology and intelligence to solve this problem."

Now, you just need to do one more thing. Spread the word.

Backyard Garden

It has been estimated that by 2050, there will be 9.3 billion people, and by 2100, there will be 10.1 billion people. The world population is growing by 74 million people per year, and more people means more food. Can we grow enough food for everyone? Professor Morgan suggests that we, "Support organic agriculture. It's a source of safer, healthier, tastier food. We have to use fields to grow food for everybody on the planet."

Having your own backyard garden can change things as well. Grow your own food. You can feed yourself! You can just get food right from your very own garden and you don't have to go and drive somewhere to get food, which contributes to global warming. If we can grow more food, then we don't have to worry about overpopulation. The main concern is having enough food, and if we achieve that, we're OK.


Navdanya- Our Mission

Navdanya's mission is to protect nature and people's rights to knowledge, biodiversity, water and food. Their founder is Vandana Shiva.

Vandana Shiva

"Over the past three decades I have tried to be the change I want to see. . . . When I found global corporations wanted to patent seeds, crops or life forms, I started Navdanya to protect biodiversity, defend farmers' rights and promote organic farming."
—Vandana Shiva

Navdanya tries to promote peace, harmony, justice, and sustainability to the world. They work to make Earth a healthy, happy thriving community. Savannah Morgan told us that Navdanya supports Fair Trade, and that is a very good thing. Fair Trade supports good treating for the earth.

Navdanya:

http://www.navdanya.org/home