01398nam a2200193Ia 4500 CTU_122802 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 363.8 A832 The fifth general conference of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on population and development on food security, population, and development at the National Parliament, Canberra, Australia Bangkok, Thailand AFPPD Seretariat 1996 This booklet summarizes the proceedings of the Fifth General Conference of the Asian Forum of Parliamentarians on Population and Development (AFPPD) which was held in 1996 in Canberra, Australia. The topic of this conference was food security, population, and development. After a brief introduction which describes the purpose of the AFPPD, the text of the Canberra Statement which arose from the conference is reproduced. The Statement contains a preamble which describes current realities governing the possibility of obtaining food security for the world's population; sections on population growth and food production, food production and the environment, and community development; and a commitment to collective action Food supply,Rural development,Population Asia,Asia,Asia Huỳnh Mai Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ