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Vegetarianism control. It is difficult to resolve the old knot. She pleaded with an old and known argument forcefully, "If the whole world becomes vegetarian, the human race would be engulfed in the vessel of starvation. On the one hand most of the people of the world are non-vegetarians, on the other hand corn does not grow to such an extent that people of the world can easily get vegetarian food."
Stella said, “I also agree with you. If there is not enough corn to feed today's world, how is it possible to feed the overpopulated world of tommorrow ?" Countering their arguments I said, "As at present, many countries suffer from starvation, poor countries of Africa are in a pitiable condition. Even in India poor people live in starvation-like conditions. Talking about India, there is an annual production of 230 lakh tons of meat in the country. In case, there is one amarginal decrease of 10 per cent, it would be of immense benefit. If surplus land being available as a result of this 10 per cent decrease is diverted to food production, it would be greatly advantageous. As for America, if foodgrain cultivation is carried out in the farms in which cattle-breeding is for meatproduction, it would provide food to people five times more. And there is an added advantage that it would also eliminate the threat of animal-killing endangering the human assistance itself.
Paul exclaimed, “How is this?".
Stella added, “This would mean that if you want to save human race from starvation, you shall have to shun nonvegetarianism and turn to vegetarianism."
Rene said, "Would this put an end to killing of many animals ?"
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