Government action is needed to make markets work in developing countries and to give farmers and market agents access to appropriate technology and knowledge.&#160; Unfortunately, rapidly falling food prices during the 30-year period since the food crisis of the early 1970’s gave governments a convenient excuse for doing little or nothing.
在发展中国家，政府需要采取行动使市场充分运转起来，同时使农民和市场经纪人能够获得恰当的技术和知识。不幸的是，二十世纪七十年代初期的粮食危机爆发后的三十年间迅速下降的粮食价格给了政府一个对此不做多少工作甚至置若罔闻的便利的理由。