Supply would also be rather well met. This in- dicates that the average supply would need to increase more than 2% per year. These data are based on needs and total supplies of the various commodities which would need to be greater to account for loss, sources of supplies, consumption patterns, etc. There are a number of statistics that illus- trate the present and forecast the future needs in terms of population and food requirements. I have chosen these only to give some idea of the enormity of the task before us in taking better care of ourselves and of generations to