text: (c) A trainrng workshop on joint ventures and oEher coqtmercial arraiqements in fisheries r.n co-operation nith the Latin American Orqanization for Fisheries Development and FAO (september, 1985) i (d) Regional vtorkshoP on natters relaEed to Transnational Corporations for Atrican government otficials to be held in sepBember (1985); (e) Reglonal Ministerial Round Table on Transnational CorPorations and Developing Pacific Isl'and Countries (1984), (f) subreqional HorkshoP on Regulating and Negotiatinq $ith Transnational Corporatj.ons for the Least DeveloPed Arab states (1984); (s) Regional' $lorkshop on Negotlating wlth Transnational CorPorations in Ehe llining Sector in Africa (1984); (h) Regional t{orkshop on the Acsuisition of Foreign Technoloqy for Asia and the Pac if ic (1984) t (i) Regional t{orkshop oh Negotiatinq Projecf Finance Arrangenents with TransnationaL Banks in Asia and the Pacific (1985); (j) Regional norkshop on Negotiaeinq Natural Gas Arrangenents elth Transnati.onal corporations in Asla (1985) ' FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS 96. The nain areas ot the continuing involvement of FAo in ECDC include co-operation for increasing food and agrjculcural' production' tnanagement of natural resources, food securlty, agricultural trade and comnodities and rural developnenE' (a) (i) q g7. As a follo$-up to a global study on 'rAgriculture Touard 2000"' regional stud1es were unatertak"n ,"ith a vie,, to identitying Ehe potential for tood production at the reglonal level and programmes and policies for increasinqnegotiatinq t.ith the transnational corporati'ons in co-operation with the Institute of Ibero-Anerlcan A/40 /58r Enql.ish Page 24
analysis: The text appears to be discussing various workshops and seminars related to economic development, natural resources, and international trade, with a focus on agriculture, forestry, and fishing, as well as industry and transnational corporations. The text mentions increasing food production, natural resource management, and agricultural trade, which suggests a strong connection to economic development and agriculture.