文档介绍：Agriculture Department
Food and anization
of the United Nations
Shaping the future of agriculture
"In times like these, we have to look for opportunities, and reshaping
agriculture for mon good presents just such an opportunity"
November 2002 was a hectic month for Categories like 'developed' and 'developing'
Louise O. Fresco, head of FAO's countries are probably not useful anymore. We
Agriculture Department. It began in Manila, could say there are three 'worlds'. One more or
where she represented FAO at the CGIAR's less coincides with the OECD group - 1,000
annual general meeting. From there, it was off to million people for whom food security is not an
Dublin for the inaugural consultation of the issue, who are removed from their agricultural
International Assessment on the Role of roots, who are increasingly conscious of
Agricultural Science and Technology, convened environmental issues but for whom international
by World Bank. The month ended in The Hague aid and development are low on the agenda.
as guest of herlands government for a "At the other extreme are more than 1,000
public debate on the future herlands million people who live on less than $1 day.
diplomacy and foreign relations. December at These people are mainly rural, and they are
FAO headquarters, in Rome, promises to be chronically malnourished either quantitatively -