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«{'\ A WORLID-BASIS
D. K. MUKHERJI, « Sc, Dip. Agile (Cantab . F. B S.,
( Assistant Economic Botanist to the Government oi West Bengal, Kalimpong. )
Introduction
The well known maxim of VVickarJ,
former Secretary of Agriculture in the
U. S. A. thasi “footl will win the war
and write '.the peace’’ has further been
emphasised by Lord Boyd Orr, the for
mer chief, of the Unfed Nation Food
and Agricultural Organisation (KAO) and
recipient of ; the Nobel Prize for Peace,
in his statement that ‘hunger is the
greatest of all politicians’ and that all
the’ troubles that are constantly revea-
ling them3e)vep—in the political fie’d of
the world of to-dayj especially in the
far east, are mainly due to: the a ute
scarcity of food
Population & Food Supply
Of the 2,200 million world popula-
tion, aocordipg to Prof. Julian Huxley,
the former Director-General of the Umted
Nations Educational, Social and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO, “at least half
and quite possibly two-thirds of the
world’s population is suffering from
under nutrition or mal-nutrition vio a
greater or lesser extent.” fie suggested
that unless a balance is reached between
population and food production, thm-e
oould be no solution for the wor d food
problem, that has extended its grime
clasps from al angles. and affected the
human life trom all aspects Although
the statement of Sir Rubert Broadley.
the Deputy Director General of the FAO
that “we can and do contemplate a
world with enough food for everybody
even those steadily iiiloreasiug millions
which year to year add to the world’s
population”, seem3 to be rather too
ptiutistio, his suggestions for achieving
he objective are much too clear and
fully constructive. The suggestions which
he gave can bo grouped under the
following three items
i Utilization of millions and mi-
llions of acre' of so far unutilized land
in the temperate and tropical regions
of the world.
(ii Controlling soil fertility and
erosion, and
(iii) Increasing crop yield per acre.
Food requirement
A quantitative estimate of food
requirement for the world population
may be indicated at this stage before the
steps necessary for increasing food pro-
duction are dis> ussed It has been
estimated by the FAO that an increase
of 60 million tons of Cereals. 30 million
tons of meat, 250 million tons of fruits
and vegetables, and 35 billion gallons
of milk would be required to feed thu
world population that would be expected
in 1960
Land utilization
Ot the total land area of the world,
which is 35,700 million acres, 7 to 10
per-cent are actually devoted to eulti
cation, although about 33 percent are
climatically suitable for it. This wastage
of laud resources, although duo to various
•■anses, is enough to indicate what can
be done While 5 acres of land can be
Pebroars 22, 19 >3
I1\€IRII A$I\T© FCCD PRODUCTION'
«{'\ A WORLID-BASIS
D. K. MUKHERJI, « Sc, Dip. Agile (Cantab . F. B S.,
( Assistant Economic Botanist to the Government oi West Bengal, Kalimpong. )
Introduction
The well known maxim of VVickarJ,
former Secretary of Agriculture in the
U. S. A. thasi “footl will win the war
and write '.the peace’’ has further been
emphasised by Lord Boyd Orr, the for
mer chief, of the Unfed Nation Food
and Agricultural Organisation (KAO) and
recipient of ; the Nobel Prize for Peace,
in his statement that ‘hunger is the
greatest of all politicians’ and that all
the’ troubles that are constantly revea-
ling them3e)vep—in the political fie’d of
the world of to-dayj especially in the
far east, are mainly due to: the a ute
scarcity of food
Population & Food Supply
Of the 2,200 million world popula-
tion, aocordipg to Prof. Julian Huxley,
the former Director-General of the Umted
Nations Educational, Social and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO, “at least half
and quite possibly two-thirds of the
world’s population is suffering from
under nutrition or mal-nutrition vio a
greater or lesser extent.” fie suggested
that unless a balance is reached between
population and food production, thm-e
oould be no solution for the wor d food
problem, that has extended its grime
clasps from al angles. and affected the
human life trom all aspects Although
the statement of Sir Rubert Broadley.
the Deputy Director General of the FAO
that “we can and do contemplate a
world with enough food for everybody
even those steadily iiiloreasiug millions
which year to year add to the world’s
population”, seem3 to be rather too
ptiutistio, his suggestions for achieving
he objective are much too clear and
fully constructive. The suggestions which
he gave can bo grouped under the
following three items
i Utilization of millions and mi-
llions of acre' of so far unutilized land
in the temperate and tropical regions
of the world.
(ii Controlling soil fertility and
erosion, and
(iii) Increasing crop yield per acre.
Food requirement
A quantitative estimate of food
requirement for the world population
may be indicated at this stage before the
steps necessary for increasing food pro-
duction are dis> ussed It has been
estimated by the FAO that an increase
of 60 million tons of Cereals. 30 million
tons of meat, 250 million tons of fruits
and vegetables, and 35 billion gallons
of milk would be required to feed thu
world population that would be expected
in 1960
Land utilization
Ot the total land area of the world,
which is 35,700 million acres, 7 to 10
per-cent are actually devoted to eulti
cation, although about 33 percent are
climatically suitable for it. This wastage
of laud resources, although duo to various
•■anses, is enough to indicate what can
be done While 5 acres of land can be