of Sudan grass for its desalinizing effect, and the utilization of organic waste and manure and the use of plaster.

The following matters need to be taken into consideration with regard to methods of support. The management of irrigation system is currently shifting from a centralized approach to a decentralized approach, which means that the authority for making decisions concerning irrigation is likely to be transferred to provincial governments. If that were the case, assistance will have to be discussed at least on the provincial government level instead of the national government level.

As mentioned earlier, reorganization of authorities governing irrigation in Pakistan is being planned, and therefore, assistance will have to be provided after ascertaining how this will turn out.

Furthermore, the subject of irrigation projects will be limited to social groups such as water courses, and participation of the farmers in mobilization of rural resources and in maintenance and operation will be the key to success of the project. In such a case, there will be a need for projects that are based on social science concepts and take acceptance by farmers and organization of farmer leaders into consideration.

Lastly, allow me to speak on the fundamental ideas regarding the importance of goods security problem of the world as a whole.

I will talk about food security from the global perspective.

It is said that about 1 5010 of the world population is suffering from malnutrition. We need more food to feed these malnourished people at the same level as those in the developed world.

I think it is possible to produce that extra food if there are no restrictions in terms of time and various other factors. However, there are other problems. For instance, hunger still exists despite the fact that food supply is exceeding food demand. The contradiction lies in the fact that, even though food supply is feasible, the prices have gone up beyond the level the 1 5010 of malnourished world population can afford. I think that finding the ways to solve this contradiction will be our fundamental task in addressing the problems of population and food in the future.

If the world trade is carried out in a perfect manner and free trade is thoroughly pursued, it would be possible to adjust supply and demand by shifting food from surplus areas to deficit areas. This is the measure that is currently being considered by WTO.

However, the problem of the poor countries in the world does not lie in shortage of food but in lack of purchasing power needed for food consumption. At the basis of an approach to free world trade is an attempt to allow food deficit countries to increase production through liberalization of trade and obtain enough purchasing power to buy food.