Resumen

SCHOIJET GLEMBOTZKY, Mauricio. Población y producción de alimentos: Tendencias recientes. Prob. Des [online]. 2005, vol.36, n.141, pp.183-203. ISSN 0301-7036.

Information on world population growth in the 1990's and the first years of the 21st century is analyzed and it is suggested that the projections circulated between 1950 and 1970 were exaggerated. At the same time, data relating to cereal production is analyzed. The biggest increase is observed in animal feed. In the case of China, there was a severe decline in the final years, which is attributed to such phenomena as desertification, exhaustion of hydraulic resources, industrialization and China's insertion into the world market. It is argued that part of the present production may be non-sustainable, and we discuss the likely effects of this situation in the poor countries which are cereal importers, such as Mexico.

Palabras llave : population; cereals; consumption; perspectives; sustainability.