Milford chronicle., 1946-08-09
FOOD EXPERTS WORK ON
PLANS TO END FAMINE
Call Better Production And DINtri-
button Main Need, Not New
Sources Oi Food.

button Main Need. Not Ne"
Sources Oi Food.
WASHINGTON tl'l Food cN-
pcrts concerned with the problems
of world food supply are conc"n-
trating ON better production and
distribution. rather than trying to
find pow sources of supply.
H. K Tolry. mead OF the eco
uumics and statistics division OF
the United Nations Food and AGri-
culture organization 'F. A. o..
puts il this way
we are Ivy no means against the
development OF new foods. and ""
believe the frontiers of food sci
cuco should hc constantly broad
cucd. But in our present program.
we are concentrating on sources OF
TODD that already have been dcv"l-
OpCd.
Tie said the philosophy "t food
scientists with which +. \. q. has
conferred could be summed up this
way
"Alrcady We have the natural
Ol StltltlIlt l'SbuI Us ~ P''""''
commonly known foods in suiti-
clcut quantities to meet all human
needs throughout the world.
Distribution The Problem
"Whv look around for entirely
ucW sources OF food when We know
that We can make what "" have
r suffice provided we can SolY" the
terrific problem ut having prrS'nI
, ly known foods produced M or III
tribut"d To areas wh"r" they r"
most needed?
one United States Department
!. of Agriculture scientist, who asked
.aanouymity. told of experiments 20
, inc ON in various parts of the
y, world, mentioning particularly
! those looking toward the possible
o use of brewers yeast as SubStl-
tutc for other sources of protein.
-, However. he said, the place OF
this product in the diet is still un-
l. ccrtain." and the evidence SO fal
V Indicates the use of such yeast aS
an adjunct to l0w-prOtem Corea
dies would ncccSSitatc balancing
the diet with other nutrients. par
ticularly calcium.
T. Asked about the possibilities o
20 producing human foods from al
falfa and grass, @thC scientist salt
lC experiments have been conducted
| but that such sources offer little o
s, nothing in Cal0ric content "an'
y people who are hungry need cal
III OricS.
!" The same deterrent lack of cal
~ oricS would hold true. the foo
)f expert said. for using certain SCI
weeds and planktOn tthe invisibl
,o plant and animal life of III" oceans
as emergency foods.
p Not Seeking New Foods
ST The Food and Agriculture On
,n ganizatiOn. which represents forty
=; two of the United Nations, do,
not mention new foods in its plan
Iic to assist the nations in OvcrCOmin
p food shortages.
# +. A. O. is not an eXecutiN
, agency of the United States.
can only recommend ways
Il' which the countries may aid then
or selves
J.. "A. " HAS NOI ktt 'hl a pa
wi tor sending task forces of SCiC
fists into countries which requc
such aid in solving specific aGl
on culcural problems. These ia.
he forces will include some of Il
he outstanding agricultural experts
. the world.
'Ii' High on f. a. O.s list of suGge
dC, tiOns are recommendations
cC. action to assure adequate toe
In and the best seeds and fCrtiliZe
,,.,, the selection of crops hest suit
''H to various areas. the spreading
tck knowledge regarding proved net
ION DDS of breeding the best live sto
1od But the organization says II
great economic problems must
, solved along these lines:
lllC / Systems must be worked
en- whereby farmers in so-callpd $
II plus" areas will not he fearful
,o;r growing too much but will prodr
~ all they possibly can with
Der knowledge that the surplus can
CrI- channcled to areas needing t.
aro Indu>trializati0n Urged
> In crowded areas of Eur
l''IO and Asia where thousands of !
oplc plc attempt to exc out a bare q
sue tcncc from small plot of l.
plans must be developed wher
:. industries can be set up so
INK fewer people will be working
very the land and thus the farm
the Will he able not only to pro
1uit for themselves but will have so
.aa... thing left over TO sell to others
0N'' 3 Export and import progr
;, 10 must be arranged SO that a
shin short OF certain foods can pro
oned them from .i!,;,jn areas mat have tn
e in nrosort 90 food shortaros % + %
telling the nations to do