This paper focuses on the the main purpose of the seminar that was; To determine what is known of the economics of modern technical inputs in African agriculture in terms of the physical and value responses to expenditures on them; To identify those areas in which information vital to policy is l

The importance of the agriculture sector in Africa, considered "both at production and employment levels is generally fully appreciated; in most African countries, especially in the South of Sahara, the share of agriculture in the GDP accounts for almost 40 per cent, and it is to be pointed out t

The objective of this report Is to take a closer look at the first of these two important issues underlying the human resources problem within the agriculture sector, and to suggest a strategy that would lead to a programme of action for guiding member states in their individual and collective ef

The major agricultural products of Tanganyika are subject to a degree of control under the various commodity boards established for that purpose.

Le présent rapport a été élaboré dans le contexte de la crise en Afrique: pénuries alimentaires; institutions inadéquates; et accroissement de la dépendance des gouvernements et des populations du continent à l'égard de décisions prises en dehors de l'Afrique.