UN General Assembly
1980

34. During the Second United Nations Development Decade, the agriculture and food production of the developing countries increased only 1.3 per cent instead of the envisaged 4 per cent. That very fact is sufficient to convey clearly the acuteness of the food problem in the world. Aware of this worsening situation, we emphasized once more at the eleventh special session, devoted to economic problems, the urgency with which we should promote conditions for real world food security. The dimensions of the problem go far beyond national boundaries, and it is therefore essential to strengthen international cooperation in this field.