text: managemen! and conservation, improved varieties of crops, appropriate technoloqies.belter links between research and extensj,on, reforestation, small-scale irrigation programmes' livestock disease control, pest eradication, improved storage,prevenCion of food losses and improvement of distribution and transportA/ 40 /s97 EngIj. sh Page 8 facilities, FAO decided that in I9g5 about $5 million of its regular progranme resources should be refocused to support the rehabilitation programne in the affected countries. 1I,/ 20. Underlining how essential it was to adopt appropriate agricultural policies, WFC continued to stress that much progress was still eo be made in that area, inspite of the fact that over 30 African countries were already at various stages ln Che formulation and implemeneation of nEtional food strategies, Eatmarkings oractual budgetary expenditures on food and agrlculture had been comparatively lolr. and nuch of rrhat had been spent. had gone to administration rather lhan research and tra ininq. ]2/ 2I. By means of eorkshops in shich WFC and other United Nations organs, Governments and donors discuss the formulation and implementalion of Africancountries' food strategies, oore appropriate policies are now being developed. Forinstance, in 1984 it was announced that at least 16 African Governments had liftedceilings on prices paid to farmers or bad freed them entirely, and 10 had announcedor planned reforos to enhance the effectiveness of ministerial and parastatal services. C, clobal food secur i Cy 22. While the food cri.sis in Africa has required a concentration of aid resources on that continent in recent years, almosC half of the food aid in cereals has beengoing to countries outside of Africa. In 1983-1984, for example, 34 per cent wentto Asia and 13 per cent to Latin America, Almost 90 per cent of food aid shipmentseent to lolr-income food-deficit countries. These countries stiIl require assistance to enable them to attai.n food security and to save their populations
analysis: The text appears to focus on the issue of food security in Africa, specifically discussing the efforts of the FAO and WFC to address the problem. It highlights the importance of agricultural policies, research, and development to improve crop yields and reduce food losses. The text also mentions the need for international cooperation and assistance to support food-deficit countries.