Indicative World Plan

Summary of Indicative World Plan

A comprehensive investigation of world agricultural production and trade begun in 1946 by the Food and Agricultural Organization. The object of the investigation was to assess (then) current conditions in agriculture, identify future needs and opportunities, and recommend strategies. Significant objectives of the plan included stabilization of world food supplies through increased cereal output; diet diversification and increased protein consumption; improved marketing strategies designed to enhance opportunities among developing countries to earn foreign exchange, or to minimize foreign currency outflows by increasing domestic productivity of staples; identification of employment opportunities in agriculture-related industries; and improved land use, to increase yields and relieve unemployment. The program was published in 1969 as The Provisional Indicative World Plan for Agricultural Development.

(Main Author: William J. Miller)