A new idea each morning : how food and agriculture came together inone international organisation / Wendy Way.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Way, Wendy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food supply--International cooperation.

Food supply.

Agriculture--International cooperation.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (374 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Canberra, ACT : ANU E Press, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the years between the two world wars of the twentieth century leaders in Western countries worried about a food surplus. The hardships of the Great Depression were intensified by a glut of wheat and consequent low prices on the world market. Yet at the same time nutrition scientists protested that significant proportions of populations, even in affluent countries, were unable to afford a diet 'adequate for health'. Fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy products and meat were out of reach for the poor. This book traces the work of three men who sought to bring together the interests of farmers and the needs of the hungry: scientist and passionate campaigner for better nutrition, John Boyd Orr; Australian politician and international statesman, Stanley Melbourne Bruce; and Economic Adviser to Bruce at the Australian High Commission in London, Frank Lidgett McDougall. Bruce once said 'McDougall brings me a new idea every morning'. One of those ideas became the genesis of their work, which helped bring about the formation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1945. All three undertook significant roles in the formative years of the organisation. The story of this contribution to the international world order is little known. The cooperation, diplomacy and persistence of these men provides inspiration for tackling the alarming prospect of food shortages in the present century.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781922144119

1922144118

OCLC:

859591729

Publisher Number:

10.26530/OAPEN_459941

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access