97 STAT. 1638 PROCLAMATION 5118—OCT. 14, 1983 water and clean air, outdoor recreation, open spaces, and landscapes. The cities sustain industry, services, cultural centers, and house 97 percent of the population. Each year the people of our farms and cities pause during Farm-City Week to reflect on their interdependence and the strength and vitality that each brings to our national life. It is appropriate that Farm-City Week comes near Thanksgiving, the traditional time since Colonial days for Americans to reflect on the rich bounty of the harvest. As a people we are indeed blessed to live in a land with a plentiful supply of wholesome food. In a short period of time, the United States has developed from an agricul- tural economy with scattered rural outposts, clinging to life in the New World, to an efficient production system in which only three percent of the Nation's people feed and clothe the entire population. This rapid growth has been made possible through the unparalleled productivity and coopera- tion of farm and city people working in close harmony. In order that farm and city people may continue to reflect on the benefits of mutual support, and to show their grateful appreciation for their combined efforts, the American people have traditionally set aside a week each year to pay tribute to farm-city people. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim the period November 18 through November 24, 1983, as National Farm-City Week. I call upon all Americans, in rural areas and in cities alike, to join in recognizing the accomplishments of our productive farm families and of our urban residents in working together in a spirit of cooperation and interdependence to create bounty, wealth, and strength for the Nation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 13th day of Oct., in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-three, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and eighth. RONALD REAGAN Proclamation 5118 of October 14, 1983 World Food Day, 1983 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation An adequate, wholesome food supply is essential to the physical and eco- nomic well-being of every individual and every nation. Countries through- out the world are dedicated to eliminating poverty-related hunger to the ful- lest extent possible. Although this objective is widely acknowledged, the re- sources and policies needed to achieve that object vary widely from coun- try to country. This Nation is richly endowed with natural resources. Through the genera- tions, our people have developed the knowledge, the technology, the poli- cies, and the economic system to transform our endowment into agricultur- al abundance. Not all nations are similarly endowed. Hunger persists throughout the world. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that as many as 500 million people suffer from poverty- related malnutrition, especially in lesser developed countries.
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