title: World food and nutrition: the scientific and technological base.
abstract: Alleviation of world hunger and poverty will require the accelerated development and application in each low-income country of a broad spectrum of technologies based on advances in the biological, social, and physical sciences. They will range from improved cropping systems for farmers or small labor-intensive enterprises (small and beautiful) to nationwide transportation and communications systems, power grids, and other distribution and marketing capabilities (big and beautiful). Concerted action through a combination of commodity production campaigns, area development efforts, and overhaul of outdated national agencies offers the best prospect for overcoming both hunger and poverty.
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D005523:Food Supply; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D006815:Hunger; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011203:Poverty; D012106:Research; D013672:Technology