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Re:Fritz Haber: A Monster Who Fed the World by hh3k0 on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @10:29AM (#16367818)
> Yet, most of today's populus have barely enough to eat. So, ultimataly the problem remains unsolved, or it shifted even.

That is a distribution problem, though. Up to 50% of the food produced around the world never reaches a human stomach.

See: https://www.imeche.org/docs/default-source/default-document-...

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Re:Fritz Haber: A Monster Who Fed the World by dschuetz on Tuesday February 13, 2018 @10:33AM (#16367857)
Yes I agree. The problem shifted, but it wasn't exactly solved. So, now it's not about how to feed 8 billions of people, but rather who gets how much. So '... and fed the world' in this article is a stretch for an argument.
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