This document surveys the poor, performance and gloomy prospects for agriculture in Africa, which can be improved only if every country undertakes heavy investment to increase food production, storage, processing and distribution and 1mprove the over-all structure, institutions, research and training in the field of food and agriculture.

Le présent document se compose de trois parties. Dans le première sont passes en revue les résultats médiocres et sombres perspectives de l'agriculture en Afrique. La seconde partie retrace succinctement l'historique, du point de vue institutionnel de la division mixte CEA/FAO de l'agriculture et xposse brièvement son programme de travail. La troisième et dernière partie du document a trait au fonds international pour le développement de l'agriculture.

The Ninth FAO Regional Conference for Africa was held at. Freetown, Sierra Leone from 2 to 6 November 1976. The two technical committees were 'held from'2 to 6 November and "the ministerial meeting immediately after from 8 to 12 November.

An international journal of forestry and forest industries