Farming for Development: Agricultural Development in Indonesia

For some time to come the poorer countries of the world will have to rely on agriculture to raise their living standards and supply the capital they need to create industries. Agricultural production must therefore be increased. This requires tractors, fertilizers, new and better seeds, vast irrigation schemes, land reforms.
Klaas Kuiper (Netherlands), FAO soil fertility expert, examining an exhibit showing the difference between fertilized and unfertilized rice. With help from the Food and Agriculture Organization under the UN Development Programme the Government is carrying out demonstrations in the villages in an effort to persuade farmers to use fertilizers. [c. 1969]