Prospects for 1950/51

THE FAO CONFERENCE at its Fourth Session asked to have material collected on the probable state of food and agriculture in 1950/51, including goals of production, international trade, and consumption, and suggested that the secretariat seek such information through the annual reports of Member Governments. The 1950/51 season is now less than a year ahead. Some of the crops which will be consumed in that year are already sown. Yet, as of 1 September, only 15 governments have replied fully (and three partially) to the request of the Conference out of a total of more than 100 independent countries and dependent territories. The Director-General had to decide whether to abandon the project requested by the Conference, or to try to make secretariat projections for 1950/51 on a basis of available information. Such projections have been made and have been presented to pre-Conference regional meetings in order to get the comments of governments. At the time of this writing, these meetings have not yet been held, so that this document can contain only tentative indications of the situation which might develop. Details on individual commodities are in the Appendices. Here only broad general trends are summarized.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Responsible Consumption and Production

Decent Work and Economic Growth