text: Conduct ontheDistribution andUseofPesticides. Encouragement andsupport to othercritical inputs, suchasimproved varieties ofseedsandbetterquality irrigation water, wouldalsocontinue toexertcritical influence onthe improvement offarmsectorproductivity. 31.15 Continued emphasis willbegiventotheruralpooranddisadvantaged groups (smallfarmers, tenants, landless labourers, ruralwomen)atthelocallevel. Through planning andimplementation ofselected multidisciplinary country projects, realistic andinnovative approaches tointegrated development willbetested. Localplanners, groupleaders ofruralandothermotivators willbetrained. Analytical studies, studytoursandseminars onmobilization oflocalresources, including innovative ruralcreditdelivery andrecovery, andmarketing systems, ruralemployment andeffective management ofdecentralized ruralprogrammes willbe pursued. SUBPROGRAMME 2.DEVELOPMENT ISSUES ANDPOLICIES (a)Objectives 31.16 Thelegislative authority forthesubprograrnme isderived fromthereports approved bytheCommission (E/ESCAP/168, paras. 36and40;E/19S0/26-E/ESCAP/188, paras. 467-474 andannexIiE/1987/34-E/ESCAP/S90, paras. 290-291 and294;and E/1988/3S-E/ESCAP/644, para.ISO). 31.17 Vastchanges thatareoccurring intheworldeconomy andintheAsianand Pacific region havegivenrisetonewchallenges andopportunities infostering further growth andeconomic co-operation intheregion. TheESCAPregionhas achieved highgrowthratesoverthepastthreedecades. Itisgenerally regarded -6-Q Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryasamostdynamic region andisexpected toplayanimportant roleinmaintaining themomentum ofgrowthintheworldeconomy. Theextenttowhichsuchexpectations arelikelytoberealized andhowwidely growthisshared amongtheregion's developing countries willdependconsiderably ontheframing andimplementation of appropriate policies andstrategies thatareinconformity withthechanging times. Towards thisendpolicyoptions willbeconsidered andanalysed that countries couldadopt,eitherindividually orcollectively, totakeadvantage of opportunities forfurther growth andeconomic co-operation intheregion, aswell astoseeksolutions tocommon problems andemerging challenges inthe1990s. 31.18Inparticular, theobjectives ofthesubprogramme arethefollowing: (a)Toanalyse thechanging natureofthechallenges andopportunities that theeconomies oftheregionwillneedtotakeintoaccount inthepursuit oftheir economic andsocialdevelopment goals, andtoevaluate thestrategies andpolicies adopted atthenational, regional andgloballevelsinthatregard; (b)Toprovide assistance intheformulation andimplementation of subregional, regional andinternational co-operative measures todealwiththe emerging issues andtoanalyse theimplications ofstructural changes intheworld economy andtheincreasingly complex natureofinterdependence amongnations; (c)Todisseminate up-to-date information andsystematic analyses of developments, policies andplanning inAsianandPacific economies, basedona commonanulytical framework andauniform statistical baseandintheperspective ofglobal andregional economic trends; (d)Toassist membercountries informulating andimplementing effective development plansthrough theapplication ofappropriate development planning methods andmodels. (b)Courseofactionofthesecretariat 31.19Studies focusing onthearticulation oftheregion's maineconomic and socialconcerns willbeundertaken toassistintheimplementation ofthe international development strategy forthefourthUnitedNations development decade. Thesecretariat willalsocontinue itsworkonthelong-term development issuesfacingtheregionasmandated bytheCommission initsDeclaration onthe fortieth anniversary ofESCAP(Commission resolution 259(XLIII» andwillcarry outin-depth studies andreports onselected topics. 31.20 Majorefforts willcontinue tobedevoted tothepUblication oftheEconomic andSocial SurveyofAsiaandthePacific andtoorganizing seminars onthe development experience ofdeveloping countries oftheregion. Furthermore, the secretariat intends tostrengthen thestatistical baseofinformation oneconomic
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the economic development of the Asian and Pacific region, with a particular emphasis on agricultural development, rural poverty, and the formulation of policies to foster growth and cooperation in the region. The text also touches on the importance of statistical information and the analysis of economic trends.