ABSTRACT
Introduction............................................................................................................393 Producing New Knowledge for Agricultural Modernization................................394 Education, Vocational Training and Health...........................................................396 Fertilizer Policy .....................................................................................................398 International Trade.................................................................................................399 Rural Development ................................................................................................402 Safety Nets.............................................................................................................403 Conclusions............................................................................................................403 References..............................................................................................................404
The World Food Summit organized by the FAO some 5 years ago set a daunting target of reducing the number of food-insecure persons in the world by half by the year 2015. A recent review of how well the world is doing in attaining this objective showed the results to be disheartening. The progress that most specialists thought would be made has not been achieved. Thus, a discussion of how we might do better is both timely and appropriate.
