Tag: Malthusian theory

Historians note that the Neolithic Agricultural Revolution, beginning around 10,000 BCE, led to an exponential increase in human population. This historical trend highlights the profound question: **Why does food increase population?** The answer lies in fundamental ecological principles tied to human history and technological progress.

Prior to 1980, the dominant theory explaining famines was the Food Availability Decline (FAD) model, which posited that famines were caused simply by a drop in the aggregate food supply due to factors like natural disasters or crop failures. However, this simplistic view has been heavily criticized and largely replaced by more nuanced understandings of food insecurity.