text: Ehis dynanisn using alonor assistance, boEh bilateral and multilaEeral' :r2. It was noted that there is a need to bring about an appropr i'ate balance bet$een food protluction for dorllestic consumption and cash crops for export' Tbere are some posilive examPles for overcorning lhis potentlal ttilenna' providing that the two objectives need not conflict with each other' For example, the developnen! of agricultural export products may facllitate che introduction of ner{ techniques and facilitLes thac can also be useil by lraditional farmers to irnpiove their production. ApproPriage pol"ictes and developnent of infrastructures gupporting expor! product ion may also benefit food production for local consumPtion.u 40 /989 lAdd.lo Bng11sh Page 13 13. Insufficient Lnfrastructure in rural areas not only is a serlougconstraint to agricultural production, nanufacturlng and processl.ng, but also setves to discourage linkages lri.th other econonic sectors. 14. While food aid has been useful in Che short Cern, lt has sonetines servedto discourage rDoves tot ards increaslng food self-suffic iency in lea€t developed countries by depressing prices and delaying urgenE lnvestnents lnthe rural sector. Ho$ever, ways have been founal to use food aid as a tool forflnancing development projecta in general and in the agricoltural sectof tnparticular. 15. Co-ordination in the agricultural sector at both the local and theinternational l-evels has been insufficient. prioritleg sometimes confllct, and the dialogue has not ahrays been as comprehensive as might have been deslred. 16. Severe price fLuctuations on the internalional narkets and uncertal.ntiea caused by natural factors have compounded problens facing the agricultural.secCor. The difficul.t econonic conditions that faced nany developed and
analysis: The text discusses the challenges facing the agricultural sector, including insufficient infrastructure, conflicting priorities, and external factors such as price fluctuations and natural disasters. It also touches on the importance of balancing food production for domestic consumption and cash crops for export, as well as the role of food aid and development projects. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on the agricultural sector and its relationship to economic development and international trade.