3 Essay for Food security and World Hunger

and line of thought in his book, Mass Starvation,and the arguments he puts forward to make

his case. This should include his views on what the causes of famine are, as well as on what

needs to be done in order put an end to them, and why.

[2] Alex de Waal describes the ideas of Thomas Malthus (1766–1834) as getting in the way

of a proper understanding of the causes of famines and the proper actions to take in order

to avoid them. (Sen and Keneally agree with this position.) Explain what is wrong with

Malthus’ ideas here and how belief in them leads or has led to bad outcomes. Then consider

and respond to the most significant objection you can think of to your line of thought

[3] The Green Revolution: Write an essay on the “Green Revolution”.

Define or describe

what the Green Revolution is, and what impacts it had. Give a detailed accounting of the

considerations for and against the thesis that the Green Revolution was a positive endeavor

and should be expanded so as to contribute to our dealing with the world food problem.

Note that the objective of the essay is to show that you see both sides of the issue

and can give good arguments for each of them. It is NOT part of the assignment to

determine which side is right and argue specifically for that side