Nanking, Nov. 23.
AnsuMcient production and irrational distribution were attributed by' MIN. Lin Sen, chairman of the Ni oral Government, as the two fundamental causes forthe chronic shortage of food supply in China, at the Although this year was one of] bumper crops, Mr. Lin explained, yet the seriousness of China's food prob-Jem has not appreciably diminished due to the above-mentioned. factors as well as the protracted drought in certain areas.
To increase China's agriculture) production, Mr. Lin referred the audlence to the methods as outlined by) 4 Dr. Sun Yatesen in his Principle of 14 People's Livelihood.
the Third Lecture, Mr. Lin Dr. Sun said the following measures should be adopted, namely, use of farming machinery, use of fertilizers, crop rotation, eradication of pests, prevention of natural disas-408 ters, floods and droughts, irrigation and reforestation on national scale, With regard to food distribution, 140 Mr. Lin emphasized the importance of storing up surplus grain. The first To step for the realization of ths meos ture is to build a national chain of 1996) Eranaries—Central News.
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