Introduction

IT is now three years since the termination of hostilities, and three years in October since the establishment of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. These have been years of world-wide shortages, especially of agricultural and forestry products, on a scale as unparalleled as it was unforeseen. From 1945 until mid-1947 the crisis was generally expected to be over within a few months or after the next harvest; it was called a "short-term” crisis. Only during the past twelve months have governments come to regard it as something more persistent.

Sustainable Development Goals:

No Poverty

Responsible Consumption and Production

Decent Work and Economic Growth