The film stresses the importance of food in a world that has never produced enough for everyone, and describes the efforts of FAO to stimulate food production in many countries. After a preliminary survey of the food problem in war-torn countries, the film describes the working of the FAO program; agricultural machinery to China, international conferences on poison sprays for insects, the fight against animal diseases, encouragement to farmers to grow new kinds of crops.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320039
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Food supply - Developing countries
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food relief - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → International relief
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)