Excerpts: It is my intention to describe what we are doing now to meet protein needs in ways which do not drain the world's limited calorie supplies; to describe the role of the market place in determining the potential of new protein foods; and to state tentative goals of our efforts. I will examine the inter-relationship of calories to proteins and try to derive there from an idea of the role of non-calorie, non-agricultural resources in making the most of our existing calorie resources. And finally, because this is a meeting on Single-Cell Protein, I should comment on factors which may affect future demand for single cell protein. The program which I shall describe has two aspects: the first, immediate, perhaps temporary, is an effort to reach the poorest people. This calls for fortification of cereals to increase the impact of their protein content. The second calls for long-range, permanent development of new protein foods. This second program, which may require in its early stages some modicum of government support, is primarily market-oriented. The new food products must succeed in the market place as viable foods. This is true regardless of the country, its politics, or its economic system; no new food can succeed unless it is willingly supported by the population who must spend from its own resources.
