Addeke Hendrik Boerma

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/addeke-hendrik-boerma

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Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Addeke Hendrik Boerma born?1912
2. Where was Addeke Hendrik Boerma born?Netherlands
3. What is the tenure as director-general of FAO?1968-1975
4. What is the key policy advocacy?Championed food as a human right and promoted sustainable agricultural development
5. Who was Addeke Hendrik Boerma?Addeke Hendrik Boerma was a Dutch leader born in 1912 who worked to help people around the world get enough food.
6. Why did he say food is a right?He believed that everyone should have enough food to live healthy lives, not just a product to buy.

Food Security: The condition in which all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food.
Agricultural Development: The process of improving farming practices, technology, and infrastructure to increase food production and farmer incomes.
Global Governance: The complex of formal and informal rules, norms, and institutions that shape the interactions of states and other actors in the international system.
Green Revolution: A period of technological innovation in agriculture that dramatically increased crop yields, particularly in developing countries.