Malthus' contention is that

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population increase in arithmetic progression while food production increased in geometric progresion

population increased in geometric progression whil food production increased in arithmetic progression

population and food growth rate will, in future, be at par

nations have to get enough manpower to cultivate available land for food

output from agriculture decreased as more and more of the poorer lands were brought into cultivation

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Malthus' contention is that population increases at a faster rate than food production. He argued that while population grows at a geometric progression, food production only increases at an arithmetic progression. As a result, there will come a time when the population will outstrip the food supply, leading to famine, disease, and other forms of suffering. He also believed that population growth should be controlled to prevent these negative consequences.

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