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from the Food discussion group led by On tario's Helen McKercher was that the mem- bers of the constituent societies offer their full support to the World Food Program as presently set up by FAQ. and UN. and urge that it be extended with all possible expedh tion. and that members of constituent socteties feel free to suggest projects within their own countries and stand willing and ready to co- operate in carrying out these projects. Education in Nutrition and Agriculture Speaking of the need of education to com- bat hunger, Miss Jean McNaughton said: “If we put into practice the technical knowledge available now. food yields could be increased enormously â€"4 getting more po- tentially arable land under crops. increasing productivity of land already being cultivated by use of better seed, fertilizers, and so on; making better use of the resources of the sea. What, then, are the barriers? Many factors are involvedâ€"social, economic and political, both at government level and in the village. Above all, there is the need for education, a program to wipe out the widespread illiteracy in many rural areas, to combat the distrust of change on the part of the farmer, to dissemin- ate technical information to farm families. Large numbers of agricultural extension work- ers, trained not only in methods of, and tech- niques to increase, food production and use but also in‘communications, are an urgent need. "in our own homes and in our communi- ties do we know what an adequate diet is within our own food pattern? Do We teach our children good food habits so that they will have a foundation of health? “In every country there are government agencies, usually the Health Department, which produce literature giving information on feed- ing your family wisely. Do you know what is available in your owu country? Do you encour- age other people to use it? Does your organ- ization encourage the government, or what- ever agency is responsible, to run training courses in nutrition for health educators, for agricultural extension workers, for teachers, for public health nurses, for all the people who can influence rural families, so that the agricultural extension agent encourages the farmer to grow crops that will improve the nutritional status of his family, so that the health educator can teach the housewife the best foods to use, and how to cook them so that her family enjoys them? “Being an informed consumer and thus com- bating food fads is an important role of the housewife in the prosperous countries. Nutri- tion quackery is a million dollar business in the U. S. and is getting a toe-hold here in Australia. (In other countries, too. Ed.) ’ i 'k t A PIPER Seurnan O’Sullivan A piper in the streets [0-day Set up, and tuned, and started to play, And away, away, away on the tide Of his music we started; on every side Doors and windows were opened wide, And men left down their work and came, And women with petticoats coloured like flan And little bare feet that were blue with CUILA Went dancing back to the age of gold, And all the world went gay, went gay, For half an hour in the street to-day. * ‘k at: "What can the constituent societies ,,I state and national level? In the pros;*:- .iit countries they can sponsor training prog Ht encourage their governments to step up .3” assistance to the developing countries. “Is there more that the A.C.W.W. c,- .l.) internationally? Mrs. van Beekhoff has a: it given you the answer to this questionâ€"t in- funds for the Lady Aberdeen saholarsh: \u that you can share your knowledge with ~ur sisters from other countries.” Miss McNaughton quoted the (a \c proverb: “If you give a man a fish you to him for one day. If you teach him to fis nu feed him for many days!" Our Changing Agriculture Following are quotations from a factu. ml witty address by Dr. Nancy Adams of S. at- chewan on the increasingly complex prol ms of agriculture the world overt After a s of the international picture and some t- he problems Dr. Adams made these observ. 'In of conditions on our own continent: “One of our able research sociologi: in Canada, Dr. Helen Abell, found that drui -ry tasks still were the lot of the rural vn n. Gardens were planted and weeded by rd by the homemaker. Friend husband often ‘C5 the gardemng, if there is a garden [fa it. Often the farm wife has learned to rm ‘ic mechanized equipment, as she has learnt I0 drive the family car. She may drive the i ck during the harvest season and haul the g in. Shovelliug has been eliminated with hydi IC lifts on the truck and power operated all :r5 to put the grain in the granary. This has '0- come a necessity because of farm labor 5i ri- age. the movement of young people oft ~ie farm. and to cut the costs of farm opera in because the woman works for free-â€"OT ill love. “The investment cost is so high that fit-‘li‘ ers’ sons find it impossible to start up un - *5 they are able to take over the family in ‘11- These vacated farms are usually bought “P or rented by an already large operation. Some HOME AND COUNTRY