Will Masters: How the Race Against Malthus is Changing
Updated Monday, June 6, 2016
How the race against Malthus is changing: This 15 minute micro-lecture describes the global nutrition transition from more food to better food, and the crucial differences between regions that determine how quickly each country can escape the Malthusian threat of rising rural populations on a fixed land area.
Will Masters is a professor at Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, with a secondary appointment in Tufts University's Department of Economics. His research uses economic methods to inform and improve the food system, especially in developing countries.