Africa has plenty of fertile land than originally thought
The end of WW II has witnessed rapid population growth in the developing world – over-breeding the population in the developed countries – thanks to improved conditions including better nutrition, hygiene and healthcare. However, rapid population growth raised the fear that these Third World countries would soon face food shortages, famines and instability because population was growing faster than food production and development in general. Land shortage would constrain shifting cultivation and contribute to reduced soil fertility which together with inadequate rainfall would reduce food production further.