FOOD AND POPULATION 



Bell, Frederick W. and E. Ray Canterbery. Agriculture far the Developing Coun- 

 tries: A Feasibility Study. Cambridge, Mass., Ballinger Pul). Co. cl976, xviii, 

 266 p.: ill.; 23 cm. 



LC CALL NBR: SH135.P44. 

 Brown, Lester Russell. Increasing World Food Output: Problems and Prospects. 

 New York, Arno Press, 1976. viii, 140 p.: ill.; 23 cm. (World food supply) 

 LC CALL NBR: HD9000.5.B72 1976. 

 Brown, Lester Russell. Alan, Land & Food: Looking Ahead at World Food Needs. 

 New York, Arno Press, 1976. viii, 153 p.: ill.: 23 cm. (World food supply). 

 LC CALL NBR: HD9000.5.B724 1976. 

 Condraski, Susan J. An Analysis of FDA's Bilateral Agreements on the Importation 

 of Foods. Rockville, Food and Drug Administration. February 1977. 45 p. 

 (Available from NTIS as PB 264 454/9SL.) 



The study presents the results of an analysis of nine agreements which FDA 



has with foreign governments regarding the regulation of imported dried 



milk, shellfish, and frog legs. The purpose of the study is to determine whether 



the agreements have resulted in a measurable change in product quality or 



expenditure of FDA inspection resources. 



Condraski, Susan, and Loren Lange. The World Food Crisis. The U.S. Food 



Supply and FDA. Final Report. Rockville, Food and Drug Administration. 



February 1976. 61 p. (Available from NTIS as PB 254 175-3SL.) 



The study presents the results of research on several aspects of the world 

 food situation. First, it discusses present and projected world food surpluses 

 and their distribution. Last, it compares amounts of food diverted from 

 U.S. food suipluses and production. Data sources used are from the Food 

 and Agricultural Organization of the U.N., the U.S. Departments of Agri- 

 culture and Commerce and the FDA. 

 Feder, Ernest. "In Sheep's Clothing." Ceres, v. 9, July- Aug. 1976: 40-44. 



Criticizes transnational agricultural corporations of the industrial nations 

 for "the elimination of the remnants of peasant agriculture and the depletion 

 of resources at terrifying speed with unpredictable results for future food 

 supplies" in third world agricultures. Discusses the adverse effect of capital 

 and technology transfer to developing countries. 

 Harlan, Jack R. "Our Vanishing Genetic Resources." Science, v. 188, May 9, 

 1975:618-621. 



"Modern varieties replace ancient populations that have provided genetic 



variability for plant breeding programs." Discusses international programs 



for genetic resource conservation and also national programs in the United 



States and other countries. 



Population and Food/Crucial Issues. Washington, D.C. National Academy of 



Sciences. (Prepared for the National Science Foundation.) September 1975. 



60 p. (Available from NTIS as PB 248 257/8SL.) 



The report examines those elements that act as constraints on providing 

 an adequate food supply to the world's peoples and certain ameliorative 

 measures that might be taken to relieve those constraints. The report deals 

 in turn, with population; food and health; agricultural resources; factors 

 such as affluence, climate, and aid programs; means to increase food supplies; 

 and certain research priorities. It concludes with five general recommendations. 

 Stein, John Picard and Rodney T. Smith. The Economics of United States Grain 

 Stockpiling. Santa Monica, Calif., Rand Corporation. March 1977. 80 p. (Avail- 

 able from NTIS as AD-A038 619/SL.) 



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