Why Has Malthus Population Theory Not Happened Yet In China?

Chinese food production: Why has Malthus population theory not happened yet in China?

Malthus’ theory claimed that food production could not keep up with the population growth. He created models assuming the Chinese population would starve before they would have developed technological advances. China created GMOs, which are approved on a large scale that could become a substantial advance to continue feeding a population that is increasing in size every year. However, there may be food production advances that we haven’t thought of that will be developed and could become a solution. It appears that Malthus could only reference existing technologies to base his assumptions on humankind's ability to feed itself, and on that basis he assumed our inability produce enough food to feed an increased population.

Throughout the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), increasing population pressure on China's arable land was an ongoing problem. Remarkable changes in agriculture in China over this four-century period attest to extraordinary successes in increasing grain production to feed the large population (Columbia). The

There had been a range of New World crops that had come to Asia from the Americas because of the Spanish colonizers (Columbia). These new crops included: corn, yams, and peanuts (Columbia). They were all non-competitive with common grain crops because they could be grown in marginal areas such as on hill slopes and where soils were dry or sandy (Columbia). Increased ability to produce food was aided also by continuing attention to improving irrigation on hillsides through terracing, which created level land for growing crops, using grain storage, and improvements in tools and organic fertilizers (Columbia). Although China kept up with the growing population, Malthus argued that the food production would not continue keep up with population