More and more countries vie for the dwindling surplus of developed countries as their own populations increase.  Everyday, competition for food surpluses becomes keener and more desperate.  Thus the pressure on agriculture to dramatically increase food production, not only to meet the requirements of the growing populations but also to store up reserves in the event of production shortfalls, is overwhelming,  Successes in production and in population control must be sustained.  At the same time, wasteful consumption must be stopped