Appendix A: Agenda
Appendix B: List of participants
Appendix C: List of documents
Appendix D: Statement by the director-general
Appendix E: Vote of thanks
I. INTRODUCTORY ITEMS
1. Inaugural Ceremony
2. Election of the Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Rapporteur
3. Adoption of Agenda and Timetable
II. STATEMENTS
4. Statement of the Director-General of FAO
5. Country Statements and General Debate on the Food and Agriculture Situation in Africa
6. Report on FAO Activities in the Region 1988-89
7. Strategies for Combatting Malnutrition in Africa
8. The Conservation and Rehabilitation of African Lands: an International Scheme
9. Representation of the Region in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
III. CONCLUDING ITEMS
10. Any other Business
11. Date and Place of the Seventeenth FAO Regional Conference for Africa
12. Adoption of the Conference Report
13. Closure of the Conference
LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS
|
Chairman President |
Othmane DEMNATI (Maroc) |
|
Vice-Chairmen |
João PEREIRA SILVA (Cap-Vert) |
|
Vice-Presidents |
Abel Leshele THOAELANE (Lesotho) |
|
Rapporteur |
Joseph TCHICAYA (Congo) |
|
Independent Chairman of the Council President indépendant du Conseil |
Antoine SAINTRAINT |
MEMBER NATIONS IN THE REGION
PAYS MEMBRES DE LA REGION
ALGERIA - ALGERIE
Délégué
Yahia HAMLAOUI
Secrétaire general
Ministère de l'agriculture
Alger
Suppléants
Rabah DEKHLI
Conseiller
Ministère de l'agriculture
AlgerMme Amina BOUDJELTI
Conseiller
Représentant permanent adjoint de l'Algérie auprès de la FAO
Rome
ANGOLA
Délégué
Fernando Faustino MUTEKA
Ministre de l'agriculture
Luanda
Suppléants
Marcelo BEIA
Directeur du Cabinet des relations économiques internationales
Ministère de l'agriculture
LuandaPedro Agostino KANGA
Conseiller
Représentant permanent adjoint de l'Angola auprès de la FAO
RomeMme M.A. de Carvalho P. MIRANDA
Directrice adjointe du Cabinet du Ministre de l'agriculture
LuandaKiala Kia MATEVA
Cabinet de la planification
Ministère de l'agriculture
LuandaMme O.E. VAN-DUNEM DE NASCIMENTO
Secrétaire
Ministère de l'agriculture
LuandaMme J.G. COELHO DA CRUZ
Première secrétaire
Ministère des affaires étrangères
Luanda
BENIN
Délégué
Mama ADAMOU-N'DIAYE
Ministre du développement rural et de l'action coopérative
Cotonou
Suppléant
Calixte ALAPINI
Directeur de l'agriculture
Cotonou
BOTSWANA
Delegate
Geoffrey Mogegerepe OTENG
Assistant Minister for Agriculture
Gaborone
Alternates
Thomas Madubeng TAUKOBONG
Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture
GaboroneAtamelang Anthony MOKGARE
Senior Agricultural Economist Ministry of Agriculture
Gaborone
BURKINA FASO
Délégué
Nongoma ZIDOUEMBA
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent du Burkina Faso auprès de la FAO
Rome
Suppléants
Jean Baptiste DOUAMNA
Directeur des etudes et de la planification
Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'élevage
OuagadougouFrançois TIENDREBEOGO
Chef du service de la technologie alimentaire
Direction de la vulgarisation agricole
Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'élevage
Ouagadougou
BURUNDI
CAMEROON - CAMEROUN
Délégué
John Niba NGU
Ministre de l'agriculture
Yaoundé
Suppléants
G. MOUKIA MBOME
Directeur des pêches
Ministère de l'élevage, pêches et industries animales
YaoundéD. DANG MEKOULA
Secrétaire permanent du Comité de gestion FAO/PAM
Yaoundé
CAPE VERDE - CAP-VERT
Délégué
João PEREIRA SILVA
Ministre du développement rural et de la pêche
Praia
Suppléants
Antoine Rodrigues PIRES
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent du Cap-Vert auprès de la FAO
RomeJosé Antonio P. Monteiro
Directeur général de l'élevage
PraiaMme Maria Aleluia ANDRADE
Responsable de la coopération du GEP
Ministère du développement rural et de la pêche
Praia
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - REPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAINE
Délégué
Jean-Claude MIANGUE
Ambassadeur de la République centrafricaine au Maroc
Rabat
Suppléant
Gabriel FIO-NGAINDIRO
Directeur général de l'appui agricole et administratif
Bangui
CHAD - TCHAD
Délégué
N. DERLA BEKAYO
Bureau de la recherche agronomique
N'Djamena
COMOROS - COMORES
CONGO
Délégué
Joseph TCHICAYA
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent du Congo auprès de la FAO
Rome
Suppléants
Jean-Claude ELOMBILA
Conseiller a l'agriculture
Ministère du développement rural
BrazzavilleMichel MOMBOULI
Conseiller
Représentant permanent adjoint du Congo auprès de la FAO
Rome
COTE D'lVOIRE
Délégué
Souleymane SAKO
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent de Côte d'Ivoire auprès de la FAO
Rome
Suppléants
Vincent NIAGNE AGNIMEL
Directeur de Cabinet du Ministre de l'agriculture, des eaux et forêts
AbidjanN'Dri BROU
Directeur général du CIDV
Abidjan
EQUATORIAL GUINEA - GUINEE EQUATORIALE
ETHIOPIA - ETHIOPIE
Delegate
Assefa YILALA
Counsellor
Alternate Permanent Representative of Ethiopia to FAO
Rome
GABON
Délégué
André MBA-OBAME
Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de l'économie rurale
Libreville
Suppléants
Dieudonne RAUGANGY
Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de l'économie rurale
LibrevilleB. BOUASSA MOUSSADJI
Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et de l'économie rurale
LibrevilleP.F. FAUSSANDJOHGO
Ambassade du Gabon au Maroc
Rabat
GAMBIA - GAMBIE
GHANA
Delegate
Ibrahim ADAM
PNDC Deputy Secretary for Agriculture
Accra
Alternates
George Odartey LAMPTEY
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Ghana to FAO
RomeVictor Nortey DOWUONA
Acting Chief, Technical Director
Ministry of Agriculture
AccraJoseph Robert TURKSON
Minister Counsellor
Alternate Permanent
Representative of Ghana to FAO
RomeKenneth TACHIE
Assistant Director Ministry of Agriculture
Accra
GUINEA - GUINEE
Délégué
Abdourahamane DIALLO
Ministre de l'agriculture et des ressources animales
Conakry
Suppléants
ABOUBAKAR KOUROUMA-KOLY
Inspecteur général de l'agriculture
Ministère de l'agriculture et des ressources animales
ConakryALMANY ABDOULAYE TRAORE
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent de Guinée auprès de la FAO
RomeGuirane N'DIAYE
Ambassadeur de Guinée au Maroc
RabatMohamed Lamine SOUMAH
Directeur BSA
Ministère de l'agriculture et des ressources animales
ConakryIbrahima KABA
Conseiller
Représentant permanent adjoint de Guinée auprès de la FAO
RomeAlkaly DIENG
Conseiller
Conakry
GUINEA-BISSAU - GUINEE-BISSAU
Délégué
Samba Lamine MANE
Secrétaire d'Etat a l'agriculture
Bissau
Suppléant
Jorge OLIVEIRA
Directeur général de l'agriculture
Bissau
KENYA
Delegate
N.C. GITAHI NGARURO
Assistant Minister for Agriculture
Nairobi
Alternates
D.D.C. DON NANJIRA
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Kenya to FAO
RomeEnock Kiptoros KANDIE
Director of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture
NairobiNobert ODERO
Director of Fisheries
Ministry of Regional Development
NairobiC.R.J. NYAGA
Director of Forestry Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources
NairobiAlbert Martin MUTAI
Director of Livestock Production
Ministry of Livestock Development
NairobiRichard Stephen KIMANZI
Deputy Director of Veterinary Services
Ministry of Livestock Development
NairobiP.K. MATHEKA
Under Secretary
Office of the Vice-President and Ministry of Finance
Nairobi
LESOTHO
Delegate
Abel Leshele THOAHLANE
Minister of Health
Maseru
Alternates
Gerard Phirinyane KHOJANE
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Lesotho to FAO
RomeR.L. NTOKOANE
Principal Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperatives and Marketing
MaseruMoeketsi MOKATI
Senior Planning Officer
Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperatives and Marketing
MaseruMs. Antoinette MOSHOESHOE
Senior Planning Officer
Ministry of Planning
Maseru
LIBERIA
Delegate
Scott Gblorzuo TOWEH
Minister for Agriculture
Monrovia
Alternates
Ms. Rachael ROBERTS
Special Assistant
Ministry of Agriculture
MonroviaMs. Rudene WILKINS
Assistant to the Minister for Planning
Monrovia
LIBYA - LIBYE
Delegate
Bashir El Mabrouk SAID
Minister Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative of Libya to FAO
Rome
Alternates
Mohamed Khalifa BUKOR
Director-General
International Cooperation Department
General People's Committee for Agricultural Reclamation and Land Development
TripoliMahmud Ali FERGIANI
University of Medical Sciences
TripoliYousef Ali NASER
Arab Countries Section
People's Bureau for External Liaison and International Cooperation
Tripoli
MADAGASCAR
Délégué
Ranaivo Nelson ANDRIAMANOHISOA
Ambassadeur de Madagascar en Italie
Rome
Suppléant
Raphaël RABE
Conseiller Représentant permanent ad joint de Madagascar auprès de la FAO
Rome
MALAWI
Delegate
W.B. DELEZA
Minister of Labour
Lilongwe
Alternates
D.J. BISIKA
Acting Chief, Agriculture Office
Ministry of Agriculture
LilongweR.S.W. NKAONJA
Chief Forestry Officer
Ministry of Forestry and Natural
Resources LilongweR. CHAMBO-KUTENGULE
Under Secretary
Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources
Lilongwe
MALI
Délégué
Issa ONGOIBA
Ministre de l'administration territoriale et du développement a la base
Bamako
Suppléant
Mory COULIBALY
Conseiller technique
Ministère de l'agriculture
Bamako
MAURITANIA - MAURITANIE
Délégué
Hamoud OULD ELY
Ministre du développement rural
Nouakchott
Suppléants
Mohamed S. OULD BAH
Commissaire à la sécurité alimentaire
NouakchottSy ADAMA
Conseiller technique
Ministère du développement rural
Nouakchott
MAURITIUS - MAURICE
Delegate
Régis YAT SIN
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Natural Resources
Port Louis
MOROCCO - MAROC
Délégués
Othmane DEMNATI
Ministre de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatBensalem SMILI
Ministre des pêches maritimes et de la marine marchande
Rabat
Suppléants
Ahmed ALAOUI ABDELLAOUI
Secrétaire général du Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatMustapha SINACEUR
Conseiller des affaires étrangères
Représentant permanent adjoint du Maroc auprès de la FAO
RomeARIFI ABDELAZIZ
Directeur de la protection des végétaux, des contrôles techniques et de la répression des fraudes
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatTHAMI BEN HALIMA
Chef du centre national de lutte antiacridienne d'Ait-Melloul
Ministère de l'intérieur et de l'information
InezzaneNAANANI MOKHTAR
Directeur de la planification et des affaires économiques
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatRAMI YAHYAOUI ABDELLATIF
Directeur de la production végétale, Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatMme Hnia BENCHEIKH
Chef de la division de la coopération technique
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire RabatL. HISSEM
Chef de la division des reboisements de la DRS
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatA. BENNAJI
Chef de la division de la comptabilité et du budget
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatA. BENNIS
Chef de la division de la vulgarisation et de la réforme agraire
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatZERHOUNI ABDELJALIL
Directeur de l'office régional de mise en valeur agricole du Haouz
MarrakechJADER HAMMOU
Directeur provincial de l'agriculture
MarrakechA. SBIHI
Chargé de mission au secrétariat général du Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatJILALI HASSOUNE
Chef du service de la coopération multilatérale
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatLHAFI ABDELADIM
Directeur de l'élevage
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
RabatTANGI MOHAMMED
Directeur des relations
Internationales et de la formation
Ministère des pêches maritimes et de la marine marchande
RabatBENJOUDA
Directeur de la vulgarisation et de la réforme agraire
RabatBOUTAOUT AHMED
Ministère de l'agriculture et de la réforme agraire
Rabat
MOZAMBIQUE
Delegate
Alexandre José ZANDAMELA
Minister for Agriculture
Maputo
Alternates
Anastacio Vasco TAMELE
National Director of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture
MaputoAbdul ADAMO
National Director of Forest
Ministry of Agriculture
Maputo
NAMIBIA - NAMIBIE
NIGER
Délégué
Adamou SOUNA
Ministre de l'agriculture et de l'élevage
Niamey
Suppléants
Salha HALADOU
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent du Niger auprès de la FAO
RomeAbdou DAOURE
Secrétaire général adjoint
Ministère de l'hydraulique et de l'environnement
NiameySahadou BAWA
Directeur
Institut national de recherche agronomique
NiameyTassiou AMINOU
Directeur de la production agricole
Ministère de l'agriculture et de l'élevage
Niamey
NIGERIA
Delegate
Mohamed Alhaji Ismaila MAMMAN
Federal Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources
Abuja
Alternates
Alhaji Umaru HASSAN
Director
Department of Forestry and Agricultural Land Resources
AbujaHlhasi M.R. ABUBAKAR
Assistant to the Federal Minister for Agriculture and Natural Resources
AbujaF. BATURE
Permanent Representative of Nigeria to FAO
RomeM.C. ABUBAKAR
Ambassador of Nigeria to Morocco
RabatJ.O. OGUNYEMI
First Counsellor
Embassy of Nigeria
RabatShaiko ANANDE-KUR
Director
Federal Ministry of Agriculture
Abuja
RWANDA
Délégué
Anastase NTEZILYAYO
Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'élevage et des forêts
Kigali
Suppléant
Augustin NKUSI
Directeur du projet rizicole de Butare
Kigali
SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAO TOME-ET-PRINCIPE
SENEGAL
Délégué
Coumba Diouf NIANG
Ambassadeur du Senegal au Maroc
Rabat
Suppléants
Sidaty AIDARA
Conseiller
Représentant permanent adjoint du Sénégal auprès de la FAO
RomeAmadou Mustapha KAMARA
Directeur de l'agriculture
Ministère du développement rural et de l'hydraulique
Dakar
SEYCHELLES
Delegate
Emile Jérémie BONNELAME
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
Victoria
SIERRA LEONE
Delegate
M.O. BASH-TAQI
Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry
Freetown
Alternates
T.M. KARGBO
Deputy Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry
FreetownC.B. SESAY
Chief Agriculturist
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Forestry
Freetown
SUDAN - SOUDAN
Delegate
Ahmed Ali GENIEF
Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Livestock
Khartoum
Alternate
Gamal Mohamed AHMED
Counsellor
Permanent Representative of Sudan to FAO
Rome
SWAZILAND
Delegate
P.M. BUCKHAM
Principal Secretary
Mbabane
Alternates
P.K. LUKHELE
Director of Agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
MbabaneJ.G. DUBE
Senior Veterinary Officer
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives
Mbabane
TANZANIA - TANZANIE
Delegate
Abbas Kleist SYKES
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Tanzania to FAO
Rome
Alternate
Saleh Sidiq OSMAN
Deputy Principal Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Natural Resources
Zanzibar
TOGO
Délégué
Koudjolou DOGO
Ministre du développement rural
Lomé
Suppléant
Koffi SAMA
Directeur régional du développement rural
Région maritime
Lomé
TUNISIA - TUNISIE
Délégué
Amor BEN ROMDHANE
Ministre plénipotentiaire Représentant permanent de Tunisie auprès de la FAO
Rome
Suppléants
Hacib MISSAOUI
Sous-directeur de la conservation des eaux et du sol
Ministère de l'agriculture
TunisMouldi BEN SAID
Chef du service de la lutte contre la désertification
Direction des forêts
Ministère de l'agriculture
Tunis
UGANDA - OUGANDA
Delegate
George MONDO KAGONYERA
Minister of Animal Industry and Fisheries
Kampala
Alternates
Tibamanya mwene MUSHANGA
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Uganda to FAO
RomeMansoor SIMBWA-BUNNYA
Minister Counsellor (Agriculture)
Alternate Permanent Representative of Uganda to FAO
RomeTom OGWAL
Permanent Secretary Ministry of Agriculture
Kampala
ZAIRE
Délégué
ONYEMBE PENE-NBUTU LOLEMA
Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'animation rurale et du développement communautaire
Kinshasa
Suppléants
Ansady NYEMBO
Secrétaire particulier du Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'animation rurale et du développement communautaire
KinshasaSAMBA MOOMI
Ministre conseiller
Ministère de l'agriculture, de l'animation rurale et du développement communautaire
KinshasaKANDU KASONGO
Conseiller du Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'animation rurale et du développement communautaire
KinshasaKATAKO MBOLADINGA
Ambassadeur du Zaïre au Maroc
Rabat
ZAMBIA - ZAMBIE
Delegate
Nicholas MUMBA
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture
Lusaka
Alternates
Leonard CHIVUNO
Ambassador
Permanent Representative of Zambia to FAO
RomeRussel M. MULELE
Director of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture
LusakaEphraim D. MUYANGA
Director of Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture
LusakaJosias P. LUNGU
First Secretary Alternate Permanent Representative of Zambia to FAO
Rome
ZIMBABWE
Delegate
Emmanuel SEKALA
Under Secretary Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement
Harare
OBSERVERS FROM MEMBER NATIONS NOT IN THE REGION
OBSERVATEURS DES PAYS MEMBRES QUI NE SONT PAS DE LA REGION
EGYPT - EGYPTE
Yousef Ali Mahmoud HAMDI
Agricultural Counsellor
Alternate Permanent Representative of Egypt to FAO
Rome
FRANCE
Jean-Pierre POLY
Conseiller scientifique
Représentation permanente de la France auprès de l'OAA
RomeChristian DUBOSQ
Sous-directeur du développement rural
Ministère de la coopération et du développement
Paris
ITALY - ITALIE
Gian Luigi VALENZA
Ambassadeur
Représentant permanent de l'Italie auprès de la FAO
Rome
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - ETATS-UNIS D'AMERIQUE
Max. L. WITCHER
Director
International Organization Affairs
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C.
HOLY SEE - SAINT-SIEGE
S.E. Monseigneur Bernard JACQUELINE
Pro Nonce Apostolique au Maroc
Rabat
REPRESENTATIVES OF UNITED NATIONS AND SPECIALIZED AGENCIES
REPRESENTANTS DES NATIONS UNIES ET INSTITUTIONS SPECIALISEES
WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) - PROGRAMME ALIMENTAIRE MONDIAL (PAM)
H. EL HAGE
WFP Area Director
Director of Operations in Morocco
Rabat
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP) - PROGRAMME DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT (PNUD)
Christoph JAEGER
UNDP Resident Representative
Rabat
UNITED NATIONS SUDANO-SAHELIAN OFFICE (UNSO) - BUREAU DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LA REGION SOUDA-SAHELIENNE (BNUS)
Henrik S. MARCUSSEN
Principal Technical Adviser
New York, N.Y.
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND (UNFPA) - FONDS DES NATIONS UNIES POUR LES ACTIVITES EN MATIERE DE POPULATION (FNUAP)
Ms. Heidi SWINDELLS
Country Director
Rabat
WORLD BANK - BANQUE MONDIALE
John R. PEBERDY
Chief, Agricultural Division
Africa Region
Technical Department
Washington, D.C.
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) - ORGANISATION MONDIALE DE LA SANTE (OMS)
Hu CHING-LI
Assistant Director-General
GenevaK.V. BAILEY
Nutrition Regional Officer
Regional Office for Africa
BrazzavilleI. ZERIBI
Representative in Morocco
Rabat
INTERNATIONAL FUND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) - FONDS INTERNATIONAL DE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE (FIDA)
C. SOURANG
Project Controller
Africa Division
Rome
OBSERVERS FROM INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OBSERVATEURS DES ORGANISATIONS INTERGOUVERNEMENTALES
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB) - BANQUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT (BAD)
Ngardinga SANGBE
Chef de la division agro-industrie
Abidjan
AFRICAN OIL PALM DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (AFOPDA) - ASSOCIATION AFRICAINE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT DU PALMIER A HUILE (AADPH)
Baudelaire HOUSINOU SOUROU
Secrétaire exécutif
Abidjan
ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (AOAD) - ORGANISATION ARABE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT AGRICOLE (OADA)
Najem BEN MOHAMED
Directeur
Rabat
CENTRE OF INTEGRATED RURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR AFRICA (CIRDAfrica) - CENTRE DE DEVELOPPEMENT RURAL INTEGRE POUR L'AFRIQUE (CDRIA)
Alphonse GOMBE
Senior Training Officer
Arusha, Tanzania
COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT - SECRETARIAT POUR LES PAYS DU COMMONWEALTH
Joshua K. MUTHAMA
Director
Food Production and Rural Development Division
London
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF THE GREAT LAKES COUNTRIES (ECGLC) - COMMUNAUTE ECONOMIQUE DES PAYS DES GRANDS LACS (CEPGL)
Apollinaire MPABANZI
Directeur des services généraux techniques de l'IRAZ/CEPGL
Gitega (Burundi)
JOINT ANTI-LOCUST AND ANTI-AVIARIAN ORGANIZATION (OCLALAV) - ORGANISATION COMMUNE DE LUTTE ANTIACRIDIENNE ET DE LUTTE ANTIAVIAIRE (OCLALAV)
Abdallahi Ould Soueid AHMED
Directeur general
Dakar
ORGANIZATION OF AFRICAN UNITY (OAU) - ORGANISATION DE L'UNITE AFRICAINE (OUA)
Idris M. NUR
Head of the Natural Resources
Division Addis Ababa
PREFERENTIAL TRADE AREA OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICAN STATES (PTA) - ZONE D'ECHANGES PREFERENTIELLE POUR L'AFRIQUE ORIENTALE ET AUSTRALE
Joel O. ONG'IRO
Director
Agriculture Division
Lusaka
OBSERVERS FROM NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
OBSERVATEURS DES ORGANISATIONS NON GOUVERNEMENTALES
AFRICAN REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CREDIT ASSOCIATION (ARACA) - ASSOCIATION REGIONALE DU CREDIT AGRICOLE POUR L'AFRIQUE (AFRACA)
F. BASSELE
Secretary-General
Nairobi
INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING (CIGR) -COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DU GENIE RURAL (CIGR)
Mohamed MEDDIOUI
Chef du service de l'équipement
Marrakech
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN (ICW) - CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DES FEMMES (CIF)
Mme Zahra ZNIBER
Membre du Comité exécutif et de l'Union nationale des femmes du Maroc
Rabat
INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK CENTRE FOR AFRICA (ILCA) - CENTRE INTERNATIONAL POUR L'ELEVAGE EN AFRIQUE (CIPEA)
M. Sail Director
External Relations
Addis Ababa
WORLD FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS (WFTU) - FEDERATION SYNDICALE MONDIALE (FSM)
Hussein HADDAR
Secrétaire
Moscou
TRADE UNIONS INTERNATIONAL OF AGRICULTURAL. FORESTRY AND PLANTATION WORKERS (TWIFPW) - UNION INTERNATIONALE DES SYNDICATS DES TRAVAILLEURS DE L'AGRICULTURE. DES FORETS ET DES PLANTATIONS (UISTAFP)
Hussein HADDAR
Moscou
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
SECRETARIAT DE LA CONFERENCE
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N. DOUMANDJI |
Conference Secretary |
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M. OKAI |
Reports Officer |
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Ms. M. HEUZE |
Information Officer |
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P. FOUDA-ONAMBELE |
Information Officer |
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Ms. L. BADOLATI |
Conference Affairs Officer/ Disbursing Officer |
FAO STAFF
FONCTIONNAIRES DE LA FAO
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Edouard SAOUMA |
Director-General |
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R.T. N'DAW |
Assistant Director-General/Regional Representative for Africa |
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F. RINVILLE |
Assistant Director-General Development Department |
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A.N. CORTAS |
Assistant to Assistant Director-General Economic and Social Policy Department |
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P. LUNVEN |
Director, ESN |
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H. EL-HAGE |
FAO Representative in Morocco, a.i. |
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D. NORSE |
Senior Policy and Planning Coordinator, AGD |
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R. BRINKMANN |
Chief, Soil Resources, Management and Conservation Service, AGL |
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P. CHARRANSOL |
Officer-in-charge, Regional Bureau for Africa, DDF |
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R. SANT'ANNA |
Regional Soil Resources Officer RAFR |
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A.R. HAFRAOUI |
Agricultural Officer, AGP |
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ARC/90/1 |
Provisional Annotated Agenda |
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ARC/90/2 |
Report on FAO Activities in the Region 1988-89 |
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ARC/90/3 |
Strategies for Combatting Malnutrition |
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ARC/90/4 |
The Conservation and Rehabilitation of African Lands: an International Scheme |
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ARC/90/5 |
Representation of the Region on the CGIAR |
INF Series
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ARC/90/INF/1 |
Information Note |
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ARC/90/INF/2 |
Provisional Timetable |
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ARC/90/INF/3 |
Provisional List of Documents |
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ARC/90/INF/4 |
Information Note on Aid-In-Kind |
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ARC/90/INF/5 |
Action taken on main recommendations of the Fifteenth Regional Conference |
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ARC/90/INF/6 |
Ministerial Conference on Fisheries Cooperation among African States bordering the Atlantic Ocean: Outcome of the Follow-up Committee Meeting (Rabat 24-26 April 1990) |
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ARC/90/INF/7 |
Update Report on Desert Locust Control Campaign |
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ARC/90/INF/8 |
Statement by the Director-General |
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ARC/90/INF/9 |
List of Participants |
OD Series
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ARC/90/OD/1 to ARC/90/OD/5 |
Orders of the Day |
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ARC/90/REP |
Report of the Sixteenth FAO Regional Conference for Africa |
Mr Chairman,
Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Introduction
The work of the Sixteenth FAO Regional Conference for Africa could not have opened under better auspices: our host country and our surroundings alike inspire our confidence as we set out to tackle the problems facing the Region, severe as these may be.
Morocco, Africa's northernmost point, nearly touching Europe, is truly pivotal to both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic spheres. Its domain spans mountains, plains and sea; a diversity mirrored in its population. Its sectors of activity are myriad: agriculture, husbandry and fisheries, as well as mining, trade, industry and tourism. The history of Morocco exemplifies the way this at once ancient and modern nation opens onto the world, beginning with the founding of the trading-port of Lixus on the Atlantic coast by the Phoenicians more than one thousand years before our time, especially memorable to me as a Lebanese. Morocco today, despite countless obstacles, is particularly successful in the sectors of agriculture and fisheries; a victory which constitutes an encouragement for all of Africa. This success has been wrought mainly by the skills and energy of the Moroccan people, spurred by the political will and clear-sightedness of His Majesty King Hassan II. May I be permitted on your behalf to render homage to this great friend of our Organization, and thank him for the generous hospitality he has extended us in the purest tradition of Moroccan generosity.
Nothing could better illustrate the nobility and thoughtful courtesy underlying this hospitality than the choice of the city where we meet today: fabulous Marrakech, capital of the Almoravides, in whose marvellous setting rise stunningly beautiful ancient monuments and buildings. Such historical grandeur, such a wealth of culture, and such a magnificent welcome cannot fail to stimulate the discussions of your Conference. And so I take particular pleasure in welcoming you to this summit of African agriculture.
As this meeting opens, the world economic situation remains fraught with problems, dramatic ones. A lucid analysis, bowing neither to complacency nor the fatalistic acceptance of disaster, is the first step towards solving them. It is not easy to dissect and weigh the principal and overlapping components of the problems of such a massive diverse continent. As you know, I feel your anxieties and concerns most deeply. I should thus like to intervene briefly in your discussions to say how I perceive the situation in your Region.
Africa, supplier of raw materials
The first and perhaps the most fundamental point which comes to mind is that Africa has been and essentially remains a supplier of raw materials - resources which have been literally mined for centuries. This is true of the non-renewable natural mineral resources from the most common to the most rare: iron, bauxite, copper, manganese, gold and diamonds. But also and above all, and I say this without cynicism, it is true of Africa's most precious resource: people. Only yesterday the slave merchants plunged their hands into this immense manpower reserve and came up with a guarantee for the wealth and development of other nations. Today, poverty forces thousands and thousands of Africans to emigrate, as if dire poverty had taken over the reins from the slave traders. Another living resource is mined as well: the forests, whose quintessential role in soil protection, climate, hydrography and people's lives is increasingly jeopardized. Then there are the exports of African agriculture: basically tropical primary commodities - coffee, cacao, tea, oilseeds, cotton and the like, whose prices, set outside the Region, are in free fall.
Even renewable resources degrade faster than they can regenerate when they are mined, which is why the situation I have just described represents an extremely serious threat of accelerated, continent-wide, environmental decline with the inevitable outcome in the long term of total depletion. The symptoms are already only too evident.
Production and population
The second key point is the persistent and indeed widening gap between agricultural production and population. It seems that overall annual production in the last decade increased by 2 percent whereas the population grew at a rate of 3 percent. Contrary to what might be expected, emigration fails to attenuate the impact of this disproportionate difference, as it mainly drains off the most dynamic and productive elements of the population. The effects can only be absorbed by simultaneously intensifying production and harnessing population growth.
Limited physical resources
Now, and this is my third point, the possibilities for massive production development in Africa are constrained by the physical conditions. The preconception that this immense continent is teeming with land resources and that a little human effort is all that is needed to turn luxuriant natural vegetation into bumper harvests cannot be too strongly refuted. Nothing could be further from the truth: beyond the wild mountains and boundless deserts of the Sahara and the Kalahari lies a vast expanse of 10 million km2 of tropical vegetation in which livestock and crop farming are ruled out by the presence of tsetse. The climate in fully half of the African continent is too dry to support rainfed crops.
Indeed, only 20 percent of the land in Africa is suitable for farming. There again, this is most often fragile land unsuitable for mechanized cultivation - which would in any case be very expensive for a non-industrial region forced to import virtually all its machinery. Irrigation costs more here than elsewhere and fertilizer prices are becoming prohibitive, even though only 5 or 6 percent of the farmland is now irrigated and average fertilizer applications do not exceed 8 kg per hectare. How could one reasonably expect spectacular progress in yields under such conditions?
Natural and man-made disasters
Add to that an appalling number of natural or man-made disasters and plagues, which seem to make Africa a truly accursed continent: drought and famine; infestations of locusts and grasshoppers ... Today, just when the combined efforts of the countries under locust attack and international donors, spurred by FAO, seem to have checked the locust invasion and contained the damage, a fearsome insect, hitherto confined to the western hemisphere, makes its debut on the African continent. I refer to the screw-worm fly, which the Italians rightly call the "killer fly", for it attacks people as well as herds and wildlife. This menace, although circumscribed, threatens to spread rapidly and we are doing our utmost to mobilize donors and to launch the imperative wide-scale action. As if nature's cruel whims were not enough, man adds his share to Africa's ills. What are the untold ravages of the many civil wars and conflicts which rage the length and breadth of the continent: destruction; millions of refugees for whom exodus means the loss of land and belongings, an end to any productive activity, hunger, disease and death; immense outlays for military expenditure which drain the last drop from slim budgets. At least 20 African countries are currently experiencing situations of emergency.
I am happy to announce that I have just opened a special account with the Banca Commerciale Italiana for contributions from donor countries to finance a screwworm fly control programme. This action scheduled to last two years, will cost about 90 million dollars.
I have also established an Emergency Screwworm Fly Control Centre along the lines of the Emergency Desert Locust Control Centre which, as you know, played a vital role in the control of this scourge, and mobilized nearly 300 million dollars from 1986 onwards. The new Centre will be called SECNA and will be directed by Mr Lucas Brader, Director of the Plant Production Division, who directed the ECLO. SECNA will deal directly with donors, countries at risk and the organizations concerned.
I have delegated to Dr Brader all necessary powers for quick decision-making concerning screwworm fly control.
Unfavourable economic climate
This complex mix of negative factors is reinforced by the worst imaginable economic climate: stagnating demand, skidding prices, an array of barriers to African exports. The Region's share of world trade dwindles even as costs rise for the imports Africa cannot do without. Under such circumstances the debt burden can only grow heavier and more than one country has now been pushed to the ropes. At this point the management of a country's economy can easily pass into the hands of external agencies who all too often impose severe recovery and structural adjustment policies which fall most heavily on the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of the population. The countries of Africa, trapped between a population growth rate which has outstripped production and a receding share of the world market, throttled by debt, remain in a position of welfare dependency.
Some key solutions
- Lighten the debt
In addition to food aid, which Africa could not presently do without, the international community has taken a number of steps. In particular, some creditors have agreed to ease debt servicing or even, in some cases, written off debts entirely. There have been discernible efforts in some developed countries to open the market to African commodities. Admittedly, however, these initiatives remain sporadic and highly inadequate in light of the scope and severity of Africa's problems. Any real progress is predicated on very different requirements and far more extensive, better-coordinated action.
- Higher prices for raw materials
First of all, the prices for African raw materials would need to be both stable and remunerative. We are fervently hoping for a change in this direction and are following the deliberations of the Uruguay Round, from which we may expect some concrete results, with the greatest interest. In a striking development, statesmen recently charged by the United Nations with important special missions (I am thinking of Mr Craxi on the question of international indebtedness or, again, Mr Menzie) have given careful study to the situation of African raw materials.
- Development strategies
The next necessary step is to hammer out realistic development strategies tailored to the circumstances and requirements of individual countries. Africa has suffered far too much from those giant-size, high-cost, futile or even harmful projects, generally designed outside the continent, which we derisively term "white elephants". Thankfully, we are more reasonable now. It is apparent today that both considerable funds and substantial aid-in-kind will be required for a lift-off of African agriculture and the African economy.
- Food aid
Aid-in-kind involves two main components, I believe. The first is the food aid which Africa still absolutely needs, as I was just saying. In the light of experience, I think the modalities of food aid need to be reviewed. As administered so far, it has certainly enabled a great many lives to be saved. The value of and need for emergency operations is also beyond doubt. That food aid has had a positive influence on agricultural development seems less clear. The subject is open to question, and I think that only a thorough analysis can resolve this question and, if necessary, suggest new directions. In any case, the African countries must rely mainly on themselves to gradually obviate the need for such aid.
- Inputs supply
The second main component of aid-in-kind is agricultural inputs, to which, at the request of your Fourteenth Regional Conference, we devoted an in-depth study containing specific proposals which was submitted to the 1987 Conference of FAO. We talked about it again in Mauritius in 1988, and I think there is little point in my elaborating on the subject anew. Up to now, despite the favourable judgements of our governing bodies, this initiative has admittedly failed to arouse the enthusiasm of donors. We are not throwing in the towel, however. With the support of the African countries, who are those most directly affected, we shall tirelessly pursue our efforts to give the necessary scope to this kind of aid, which we believe to be of fundamental importance.
- Regional cooperation
Africa also needs regional economic bodies in order to develop South-South trade, particularly within the Region. African countries have made several attempts to establish regional and sub-regional economic integration bodies. Let us be frank: a number of constraints - - especially the existence of national borders set by former colonial powers with no regard for human and geographical situations, have so far made performance fall short of both expectations and efforts. This is not a reason to lose heart. Perhaps what is needed is to try to define more specific objectives, coordinate the work of various existing bodies, and, eventually, federate them.
- Education and training
I would like to add education and training to this inevitably incomplete list of keys to a long-term solution. The problems I have just cited can only be solved if the men and women of Africa are trained to make the best possible use of both the Region's own resources and whatever assistance the international community can provide. The development of Africa's most valuable asset, human resources, is crucial and must have top priority. An encouraging example is furnished by some Asian countries who, with fewer natural resources than Africa, have nonetheless achieved stunning economic successes because they have been able to develop and utilize their population potential. I have in mind Singapore and Korea, in particular. In your own Region, countries such as Mauritius, having taken the same path, are now making remarkable strides toward prosperity and well-being.
Encouraging signs
Despite all these obstacles, Africa is lucky in some ways. Its considerable natural resources, fragile and degraded as they may be, could be much more intensively developed than they have been. Africa's sons and daughters, poor as they may be, are its most precious resource. Hopeful, reassuring events do take place amidst the most painful circumstances and tragic perils. I shall mention only two: the accession to independence of Namibia, whom I am proud and happy to welcome here today (we have just opened an office in Namibia); and the advent in South Africa of an atmosphere of détente and better understanding which will hopefully soon lead to the complete and definitive disappearance of apartheid. Needless to say we are following developments in the situation with keen interest. Recently, there seems to be a more active manifestation of solidarity towards Africa on the part of the international community. Seeing that, it seems clear that the peoples and governments of Africa must make the most of their luck and show that they are determined to take their destiny into their own hands. There can be no other solution.
FAO's work in Africa
In this self-help effort, Africa can count on a steadfast ally whose devotion to Africa's cause has never wavered; FAO. This is the Region which receives the main thrust of our action and the lion's share of our resources and work. As you know, we did a highly elaborate study on the future of
African agriculture. It was a gargantuan task. The point now would be to translate this potential corner-stone of agricultural development in Africa into concrete action. FAO's presence in Africa is more substantial than in any other part of the world: 60 percent of our country offices are in the Region, which nonetheless contains no more than 10 to 12 percent of the world's population. More than half of our projects, experts, and activities are concentrated in Africa. In 1989, for instance, over 40 percent of the activities of our Investment Centre concerned Africa south of the Sahara. If North Africa is added, the number of projects approved totals 18, and the total investment tops one billion dollars. I should like at this point to underscore the cordial and fruitful cooperation which our Investment Centre is pursuing with the African Development Bank.
I believe I have shown another mark of our devotion to the African cause in the choice of Mr Robert Tiebile N'Daw as FAO's Representative to the Region. Mr N'Daw, a citizen of Mali, geological engineer from Nancy, and several times minister, has a solid background in several regional agencies. One is the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River. He also has extensive experience of the UN system, having worked with FAO, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, UNDP and UNEP. This choice alone is emblematic of the importance which we, and I personally, attach to anything and everything which can most effectively serve Africa.
Our action in the Region is unfortunately held in check by a constraint over which we have no power: our own lack of resources. I shall not reiterate the causes and consequences of a financial situation with which you are only too familiar. Given the harmful impact of this shortfall on the work of agricultural development in Africa, I simply urge you to add your voice to ours in an appeal to those rich countries who are in arrears with their contributions to the Organization.
In this context, I should now like to briefly touch upon the two major items on your agenda, namely Strategies for Combating Malnutrition in Africa and the International Scheme for the Conservation and Rehabilitation of African Lands. The first item was written into your agenda in accordance with a decision by the Conference of FAO inviting the Regional Conferences to review the issue and thus contribute to the preparation of the upcoming 1992 International Conference on Nutrition. The second item issues from a recommendation adopted by your Fourteenth Regional Conference in the wake of our major study "African Agriculture: the Next 25 Years". This is what underlay the preparation of the two background documents you have before you.
Combatting malnutrition
As you know only too well, hunger and malnutrition continue to afflict Africa on an appallingly large scale. There is of course a downward trend in the percentage of undernourished people, despite an upward surge in 1983 - 85 as a result of the terrible and unforgettable years of drought. Nonetheless, nearly 30 percent of the people, one African in three, are not getting the necessary food. As for the absolute number of hunger's victims, rapid population growth and slow progress in food supplies continue to drive up the figure and today it easily exceeds 140 million. Paradoxically, rural people, who produce food, are harder-hit than urban people. Malnutrition not only affects individual health, it severely compromises prospects for future development. Hence the urgency of implementing effective strategies targeted specifically at protecting vulnerable and low - income groups.
A first step might be to introduce concrete measures such as home vegetable gardens or highly nutritious plant varieties, and to adopt social programmes to reinforce food security. A longer-term prospect would be to include a nutritional component in all agricultural and rural development programmes, and establish nutritional surveillance systems. The document before you includes proposals targeted at reinforcing FAO's food and nutrition programmes in the Region in cooperation with other United Nations organizations. I am confident that the ideas and experiences you are about to exchange will enrich the potential for effective action in this domain.
Land reclamation and conservation
Good nutrition is predicated on sustained agricultural production, which in turn demands land resources whose productivity is not degraded. However, as the study "African Agriculture: the Next 25 Years" underscored, degradation is a severe threat to the Region's cropland, grazing land and forests. A strategy to conserve and rehabilitate African lands must be targeted at the continent as a whole.
In earlier times there were traditional systems in many parts of Africa which could guarantee good land conservation so long as the delicate balance was not tipped by population pressure. In later years, various and vast programmes, often drawn up by colonial administrations or foreign engineers, attempted to carry on the task of conservation. For a number of reasons, usually involving unfamiliarity with the geographical and human environment, these plans failed. This is why we were so insistent on having the cooperation and opinions of African experts in preparing the Scheme we are presenting here.
The ambition of our Scheme is to provide a framework for African countries to draw up national programmes to control land degradation tailored to their specific needs. It calls for improved land use, encouraging peasant participation and developing national institutions. On the regional level, the Scheme entails data, training and research exchange networks. At the international level, the plan looks at realistic and effective ways to coordinate projects and policies for world - wide mobilization of the essential financial and technical resources.
Conclusion
We shall be listening attentively to the thoughts and proposals which emerge from your discussions on these items and others, and we shall give them the fullest possible consideration in targeting our future work in the service of the Region. Indeed, future cooperation in food and agricultural development among the wider African community is largely dependent on you and your discussions here. You are thus called upon to play a prominent role in putting into practice the oft - stated will and determination of the African people and their leaders to take their destiny firmly into their own hands.
Africa's skies are still dark with threatening clouds. But the light is piercing through here and there, and there is real hope that the sun's benign rays will one day shine on all of this immense continent. The only force which can dispel the blackest of these clouds is the will and determination just cited: the blend of calm strength and wisdom which from time immemorial has let the African peasant survive despite countless trials and obstacles.
In your battle to achieve dignity and well-being, which is one of man's finest battles, you know that FAO stands beside you, determined to do its utmost to help you emerge victorious. Fired by this hope, I extend my warmest wishes for the full success of your work.
Thank you.
MESSAGE ADDRESSED TO HIS MAJESTY, HASSAN II OF MOROCCO
Your Majesty,
At the close of the work of the Sixteenth FAO Regional Conference for Africa, held in Marrakech from 11-15 June 1990, the governmental delegations of 43 African countries (28 headed by ministers), 27 observers representing countries and regional and international organizations, the Director-General of FAO and the Chairman of the Council of FAO, are singally honoured to express to Your Majesty their sincere appreciation for the quality, warmth and generosity of the welcome extended them by the Moroccan authorities, the range of facilities placed at their disposal and the flawless organization of this Conference.
They seize this occasion to express to Your Majesty their admiration for Morocco's exemplary efforts to develop national agriculture and ensure national food self-sufficiency and rural prosperity, and for the remarkable accomplishments, under your leadership, in the domains of land and water development and investments in agricultural production, all emblematic of a genuinely African approach to development equal to the challenge of taking on the vagaries of climate and the uncertainties of the world market.
They most sincerely wish health, happiness and prosperity to Your Majesty and his people.
Done in Marrakech, 15 June 1990
The Conference
