Malthus' contention is that

• A.population increase in arithmetic progression while food production increased in geometric progresion
• B.population increased in geometric progression whil food production increased in arithmetic progression
• C.population and food growth rate will, in future, be at par
• D.nations have to get enough manpower to cultivate available land for food
• E.output from agriculture decreased as more and more of the poorer lands were brought into cultivation