In Asia, the main reason for inadequate production of staple foods (most importantly rice) was backward farming techniques and insufficient fertilizers. Because of this, in 1968 the Asian and Pacific Council (ASPAC), a regional forum of foreign ministers, began to discuss solutions, and decided to set up the FFTC.
在亞洲，由於糧食（稻米為最大宗）生產不足的最大原因在於農業技術落後，肥料不夠，因此由各國外交部長代表參加組成的亞太理事會，於一九六八年開始討論解決方案，決定成立一亞太糧食肥料技術中心。