Bergland affirms goal to eliminate hunger IR’S NOTE: The following are excerpts from the iven by USDA Secretary Bob Bergland before the Inlsterial Session of the World Food Council In Ihe Philippines, June 20, 1977. e here today to affirm our commoil commitment jective of eliminating hunger and malnutrition. I >sident Carter shares my belief that all nations - $ of differences in culture, economic systems, or evelopment - have a common goal of providing food for the world’s population. Unless this goal chieved, and unless we, as people and nations together, can assure an adequate diet for all ur -other economic and political goals become WHEAT WANTED! EARLY CUT WHEAT ft MANUFACTWMC or Mann IBi PWHWF L^dMftUw^ led From Neturil Wheel *MftR MMmA| .. M. SNA not bol up here for a great future in the hog business reducers planning to stay in the hog bualnasa art wling up to squeeze mort pork from thair faad and itlr labor. II you’rt one of them, chances are you'll appreciate In built-in feed and labor efficiency of AGSTAR iqulpmenl. Sensible feed-saving design features like preci sion TIP TOP feed flow adjustment on AGSTAR feeders. Hu .11! iiil a WE SELL, SERVICE, & INSTALL E. M. Herr Equipment, Inc. R.D. 3 Sprecher Road Willow Street, PA Lancaster Co. 717-464-3321 I L± meaningless and will never be achieved. As President Carter said last month, “We know a peaceful world cannot long exist one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.” Thus, food must be an area of international cooperation, not international conflict. Problems of hunger and malnutrition must bring forth the best of our national political commitments. Food must not be regarded as a weapon or as an issue which divides us in either purpose or action. President Carter wishes the delegates to this World Food Council success in their deliberations, knowing that all you and your leaders share our commitment to a common task. The World Food Council is the highest political body dealing exclusively with issues of food. It is the forum where these issues can be defined and discussed and courses of actum recommended to appropriate national and international bodies for decisions and im plementation. Ibis council was created during a time of crisis. Sup plies of food were scarce, and prices were high. During the last year, grainatocks have increased rapidly and pain export prices hare fallen sharply. But Urge num- Imts of people atm are undernourished and, in this sense, thewarlilnadrriaiadfllliwitfaua. Allot the topics on our agmda reoapdaa this fact and seek to deal with it. Ac eulpf, my hddal remarks win peasant my govem aMriTspsifeim an a rage of food and agriculture related HmmbMM Mika acrid's vary pair ttv* in tbe rural MM MMHpkK cmmMm, «i taMn, Ot basic anUana of aaoartjr, WMMbifaaMk, wd banjpr cannot of aSaaState! aSSr taMtata aHMMMk aHpatata lawd oar common otaritaa to Md Md aptealtara. Hat cooferoqce to adtaaa HltaMlMy nta af htd predaetfcn in the dtaihptoi mmMh. «is cmMtodad to tha eatabliab- Mtokof aiMM MtanaMdoanl tad tor agricultural tadta—l. Urn —fcwMca atoi tub irUimi wfaicfa wffl atarifiria la tha atapad of an international pwjSiMri Mk toad la SapaMMMnMn the availability on otar MrikStaHanuMbanM riSdMMadnot be debated Great labor-saving ideas Ilka salf-cloanlng watering cupa with smooth Porctlainized Steal surface, and fully automatic feeding and ventilation equipment. We think you'll also appreciate the ruggedness and durability of every piece of AGSTAR equipment You can buy AGSTAR equipment and install it in your own buildings. Or, you can get it already installed and ready to use in one of our new factory-built modular hog O ' y *jct x 4 > ‘ Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 2, again in this session. My government regards the results of this conference as significant and helpful in the task we are continuing in this meeting. The United States will continue to make a major con tribution to programs aimed at promoting agriculture development. The Foreign Assistance Act of 1974 requires that the United States development assistance focus on helping the poor majority in the poorest countries. The United States Bilateral Aid Program awaiting final action by the Congress calls for more than $7OO million in food and agricultural development programs. Also, the United States plans to contribute $BOO million per year from 1978 through 1980 to the World Bank’s International Development Association. About 30 per cent of these funds are distributed on a concessionary basis for food and agricultural projects in the most needy countries. Finally, the United States has pledged $2OO million to the In ternational Fund for agricultural development. Increased production is central to long-term world food security. But food security also requires assurance that adequate supplies will be available in the event of short falls in production caused by weather or other adverse events. Supplies should be adequate to prevent extreme swings in prices that create economic hardship for the poor in all nations and for almost all in poor nations. In order to improve world food security, the United States already has taken action to establish a domestic foodgrain reserve. This reserve will be accumulated during this period of adequate supplies and low prices for return to the market during periods of short supplies and high prices. We commend die similar actions by other countries such as India, the Philippines and others. But food security is not the sole obligation of the United States or a few nations. The world should not want its food security to rest in the hands of a few nations. Respon sibility for world food security must be shared widely. Therefore, the United States hopes the International Wheat Council soon can lay the foundation for negotiations of an agreement which would include a coordinated system of nationally-held reserve stocks. We believe a world food security system should include these features: First, a reserve stock mechanism must be designed to reduce wide fluctuations around the long-run trend in market prices. We are willing to consider price indicators to trigger reserve actions. Second, the cost of reserve stocks must be shared among both exporting and importing nations. Special provisions should be made to assist poor nations in meeting their share and third, we must prevent interruptions in trade for grains which production buildings for sows, pigs, or finishing hogs The equipment samples in the photo are arranged to demonstrate as many of our 40 types of hog equip ment as possible For full details on this and our other equipment for confinement, open lot, or pasture as well as cattle, sheep, or horse equipment contact your AGSTAR dealer Or, if you prefer, just use the coupon “< * t » A ? - \ * [Continued on Page 93] ‘^l FULL LINE PARTS DEPT. 1977
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