text: Comitéfrançais contrelafaim Deutsche Welthungerhilfe FNSEA(France) GermanFoundation forInternational Development International Catholic RuralAssociation International Co-operation forDevelopment andSolidarity International Com~ission onIrrigation andDrainage International Council ofVoluntary Agencies International Federation ofAgricultural Producers International Federation forHomeEconomies Lutheran WorldP.ederation Mani-Tese Nations solidaries ORSTOM Permanent Inter-State Committee onDrought Control intheSahel Réseaustrategies alimentaires RONGEAD SOLIDER Terredeshommes UnitedStatesCatholic Conference WorldCouncil ofChurches D.Officers 17.Thefollowing officers oftheCouncil werepresent: President: Mr.EugeneF.Whelan (Canada) Vice-Presidents: Mr.SaihouSabally (Gambia) Mr.KarlFriedrich Gebhardt (German Democratie Republic) Mr.PedroAntonio Blandon (Nicaragua) Rapporteur: Mr.ReazRahman (Bangladesh) E.Agenda 18.TheCouncil adopted thefollowing agenda (WFC/l985/l) forthesession: Opening ofthesession andadoption oftheagenda. 2.Election ofofficers. -19-3.Foodstrategy imp1ementation andaideffectiveness. 4.Improving accesstofoodbytheundernourished. FOO 5.External economic constraints onmeeting foodobjectives: theneedfor expanding worldtrade. 20.TheExecu 6.Futureprogramme oftheCouncil andotherbusiness. introduced the implementation 7.ReportoftheCouncil totheGeneral Assembly. effectiveness andthemeaSur achieved.F.Documentation 19.Thedocuments beforethesession are1istedinannexIItothepresent report. -20-21.Henoted immediate,the production rel recurrent and alleviate eco strategies ar andbytheun drawninhis external food suggested tha economic reco Africa 1sfood riskprolon9i agendaforAf (a)Con1 smallholder a betterbaianci (b)Bac framework for netcapital a outputinsu assistance 0 recovery of (c)Mo investment i anditsexte familynutri (d)Re administrati Africanmana (e)Im reliefwith agencies in particular, support ofn muchfoodaiCHAPTERII FOODSTRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION, AIDEFFECTlVENESS ANDIMPROVED ACCESS TCFOODBYTHEUNDERNOURISHED 20.TheExecutive Director oftheWorldFoodCounci.l, Mr.Maurice J.Williams, introduced theagendaitemsandthemespertaining totheprogress offoodstrategy implementation inAfrica, thefactors andopportunities forimproving the effectiveness ofdevelopmental assistance supportive offoodplansandstrategies andthemeasures bywhichimproved accesstofoodbytheundernourished canbe achieved. 21.Henotedthat,whiletheproblems created bythedrought arethemost immediate, theunderlying structural problem ofsteadily declining percapita food production relative torisingpopulation hasleftAfrican economies vulnerable to recurrent andgvenpermanent foodcrisis. Efforts byAfrican Governments to alleviate economic policyconstraints andstepupinvestment through food strategies arebeingcrippled bycurrent resource andadministrative constraints andbytheunfavourable international economic environment, aprincipal conclusion drawninhisreport. TheExecutive Director saidthatthesetrendsofgrowing external fooddependency andclientstatestatusarenotAfrica's destiny: he suggested thatthesecanandmustbereversed andcitedaseriesofactions for economic recovery inAfrica. Hesaidthatpartial solutions fordealing with Africa's foodandeconomic problems willnotbeadequate andthat,moreover, they riskprolonging thecrisis. Heproposed aprogramme forrecovery andapolicy agendaforAfricawhichwouldinclude thefollowing elements: (a)Continued stressondomestic policyreform, toraisetheproductivity of smallholder agriculture andtobringpopulation andfoodproduction growthinto betterbalance; (b)Backing upreforms withincreased netcapital flowsthrough animproved
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the topic of food security and development in Africa, with discussions of food strategy implementation, aid effectiveness, and access to food by the undernourished. The text also touches on economic constraints, policy reforms, and international economic environment. The language used is technical and formal, suggesting that the text is intended for a professional or academic audience.