text: 28. There is scope for substantial increase in the production of timber. ExPerts believe that 300,000 m3 could be produced annually. The main obstacles to lncreasing production are complex administrative regulations, lack of planning and good management, restrictions imposed on the use of road networks, inadequate transport, the shortage of spare parts and fuels and the lack of electrical supply. t'loreover, there is a need to fornulate and implenent reforestation programtnes and to increase the wood processing capability in the country. Coffee 29. Coffee, which was the countryrs second most important export, commodity before 1968, is grown nainly on Rio Muni by smallholders. Coffee exports amounted to some 61000 to 71000 tonnes a year before'1968 and accounted for some 20 per cent of export earnings. Its production fell rapidly during t,he 1970s and, in 1978, no exports were registered. Official coffee exports during 1982-1984 were estimated a's follows ( in tonnes) : L982 1931983 1984 L27 199 30. It is generally believed that a significant amount of coffee production was srnuggled to neighbouring countries where prices were higher. In order to encourage coffee production, the Governnent has taken a number of measures, including raising of producer prices, improving extension services and increasing supply 9{ inputs and consuner goods. These measures, along with the introduction of a ci:nvertible currency (see para. 50), the realignment. of prices and the joining of the International Coffee Agreement, should provide an encouragement to increase production and to eliminate unrecorded exports. 2. Industry and mining 3f. A small manufacturing sector, consisting primarily of wood and cocoa processing, existed in the 1960s, but nost of these plants closed down subseguently. At present, three sawmills are in operation and a new sawmill has been installed. A plywood and timber factory was built in 1982. A brick-making factory has also
analysis: The text discusses various economic and industrial aspects of a country, including the production of timber, coffee, and the manufacturing sector. It also touches on the government's measures to encourage production and eliminate unrecorded exports. The text does not seem to focus on human-related issues like health, education, or humanitarian aid.