Fortunately, the massive famine Malthus predicted failed to materialize in Europe. Just as the Industrial Revolution was kicking off a wave of automation, new farming methods that increased agricultural productivity emerged. These included crop rotation, crop breeding, land management, improved irrigation, and the use of chemical fertilizers.
所幸，馬爾薩斯所在的歐洲大陸並未如預言的發生大飢荒，原因就在於，工業革命開啟了以機械取代人力的自動化序幕，農業生產技術諸如輪作、育種、農地管理、灌溉技術改良、使用化學肥料等，發揮了提高作物產量的效益。