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PLANNING IMPLICATIONS FOR INCREASING FOOD SUPPLIES
Pages 33-38

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... Fertilizer consumption in the developing countries is expected to increase from 5.8 million metric tons of nitrogen nutrients (N) in l97l-72 to l5.5 million metric tons by l980-8l, and phosphate nutrients (P)
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From page 34...
... Some of this may come from private enterprise, but not enough, because private investment flows to stable, assured markets chiefly in the developed world. It does not readily enter high-risk, lowmargin operations in the developing countries that most need the fertilizer.
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From page 35...
... It outlines very broadly the design of an international action program to deal with a critical element in the present world food situation. In this field, several studies, analyses and computer-model building exercises have been done, and others are in process under the direction of international or national agencies in developed and developing countries, universities, and private foundations.
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From page 36...
... 3. Collaborate in this fertilizer supply study program with other disciplines -- agricultural scientists, development economists, financial and transportation specialists -- to develop a systematic management approach that could be applied to other equally important aspects of the food and population situations such as population control, food stocking and distribution, water use and conservation, energy, chemicals, and other inputs, waste control, environmental protection and improvement, etc.
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From page 37...
... The fertilizers and inputs would be purchased on the open market in large quantities and at competitive world market prices thus providing a quick and substantial demand to encourage increased fertilizer production in developed and certain developing countries. The pool fertilizer would be supplied to priority-need countries at concessional prices to offset the inflationary impact of sharply increased petroleum costs.
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From page 38...
... Much of this supply operation could be handled by the world market but the authority would have to intervene to supplement the market, to adjust prices to ensure continuity of supply and to compete effectively with the usually favored industrial country users. The authority would expedite and collaborate in the provision of the required technology and management drawing upon private industry, consulting engineers, government and international agencies.
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