当前对发展中国家粮食前景的兴趣基本趋向于四个直接相关的问题。然而,从进一步的来看,这些问题一个比一个复杂。第一个问题非常直接了当,即第三世界粮食生产的增长会大大超过其人口增长吗?答案似乎是充分肯定的。1961-1977年期间,第三世界主要粮食作物生产年均增长率为2.6%,稍高于2.5%的人口年均增长率。既然目前如此多的发展中国家为加速农业增长而采取各种适 The current interest in food prospects in developing countries generally tends to be four directly related issues. However, from a further point of view, these issues are more complicated than ever. The first question is quite straightforward, that the growth of food production in the Third World will greatly exceed its population growth? The answer seems to be fully affirmed. During 1961-1977, the average annual growth rate of the world’s major food crops production was 2.6%, slightly higher than the 2.5% annual average rate of population growth. Since so many developing countries have adopted various measures to speed up agricultural growth