13 November 1977, Rome Italy - Edouard Saouma, Director-General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Delivers his statement to the delegates of the 20th Session of the FAO biennial Conference which is the supreme governing body of the Organization. Among the main points to be discussed will be an FAO study " Agriculture: Toward 2000". The study examines production, inputs agricultural trade and other aspects of the developmentas they could be in the year 2000.