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Established by the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations (UN) in 1958 as one of the UN's five regional commissions, ECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.
Made up of 54 member States, and playing a dual role as a regional arm of the UN and as a key component of the African institutional landscape, ECA is well positioned to make unique contributions to address the Continent’s development challenges.
ECA’s thematic areas of focus are as follows:
- Macroeconomic Policy
- Regional Integration and Trade
- Social Development
- Natural Resources
- Innovation and Technology
- Gender
- Governance
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Displaying 771 - 775 of 872Agricultural education in Africa : the origin, purpose and work of the FAO special program for Education and Training in Africa
Since the end of the Second World War, and especially during the past decade, the role and importance of agricultural education in Africa has undergone profound and unprecedented change. From "being a relatively minor activity principally concerned with the training of junior field staff for work in agricultural extension, forestry and animal health, technical education and training in food and agriculture are now universally recognized as key factors in the whole process of economic and social development in African countries.
Rapport de la mission pour l' étude des problèmes et des perspectives du développement rural au Mali, au Niger et en haute Volta
La mission ne se proposait pas de mener une enquête d'ensemble de la région. Elle a toutefois examiné certains problèmes touchant à la santé
à l'enseignement et au commerce ainsi que des questions concernant l'infrastructure de la sous-région et influant, dans une certaine mesure, sur l'expansion de l'agriculture et de l'élevage.
Rapport de la mission pour l' étude des problèmes et des perspectives du développement rural au Mali, au Niger et en haute Volta
La mission ne se proposait pas de mener une enquête d'ensemble de la région. Elle a toutefois examiné certains problèmes touchant à la santé
à l'enseignement et au commerce ainsi que des questions concernant l'infrastructure de la sous-région et influant, dans une certaine mesure, sur l'expansion de l'agriculture et de l'élevage.
African agricultural development: reflections on the major lines of advance and the barriers to progress
This study attempts to identify the main obstacles to progress and the developments possible. It would therefore be wrong to consider it as a first agricultural plan for Africa, similar to the one called for recently by the Ghanaian Ministry of Agriculture.
African agricultural development: reflections on the major lines of advance and the barriers to progress
This study attempts to identify the main obstacles to progress and the developments possible. It would therefore be wrong to consider it as a first agricultural plan for Africa, similar to the one called for recently by the Ghanaian Ministry of Agriculture.