ABSTRACT
This chapter shows that developing countries should strive to become self-sufficient in the production of food and that the ultimate solution to the food problem is to control the growth of population are obvious. The extent to which increases in the diet quantity and quality of agricultural laborers could benefit the developing countries through increased production has been estimated and found to be significant. The missing requisite for an accelerated cycle is an initial improvement in per-capita consumption of calories and protein. The degree to which a continued Green Revolution can fill the gaps of food-deficient nations in the short to intermediate term is dependent on the extent to which a variety of basic agricultural resources, such as fertilizer and water, can be made available at prices within reach of these countries. Gains can be accomplished through population control, as well as from agricultural advances supplemented by alternative nutritional sources.
