...,1 ,esponsibiIiI....
CoIIeaiwe~. tI>ey should 41<1...gently 10
,eO.K,
these losioH Ind ...Ie. TheIl!gilimoll" queJlonv.ouklbe: WI\Itillhe tel50Nlble .nd ~n.il\lble1"9'1in I.."" of ,eG..oI:tIotI oIlosS1l
~.-.d WI", wlliciHll 1o 111 lhe 'ouncII tions lor
!#1'...I.ined d_ lopmenl of lhe _ 10< Ind10 h41we meaw,. bIe ~nd ""IlbIe impact . on OWf~U
soc:io-«onomic: emlnr;ipll"," inlhe subregion?
~ltr«tr.efOfjoint..enlutn .AlI~pol...loMVoouId 1t.tl$latfOd il'l llw""",,loc kW<;IOI fot 9,. .1" (oliKt,~
MII.,.,ffociency in M:slorl- produ<tion 41nd WppIy Ihould be OI!I~nizIod wilh the (OIabo.-llion of the OAU, ECA.ndlhe mol;" sub-eo)ion.Il groupi"9'- Alto lhe linkotg. t o t _n tr~ininQ. '_lid! ~nd
developrr>enl ~ be S1ttnglheMd lor inc,u Md
p'~ on I..m$, In·pa.-li<ulII. the lha' it'Ig 0'
l'opItil'raMId""_lionlhroughirrlOtM4ll
""work"
putlkahon, ~nd ~t'IcI
0..,.,
~I the IIowooI of ...m....ItlouIdbe ~69'd.
In /lddIliO!\ tI" f, If' ohott~ in lhe
1'~t""f'W,l p.-O<] ,~m"," which ~ 10 be aOclrnwd iodividuolyand col~....ty, for imto ncl. wel.,i...,;"tl1
know " " . about KOI00rni0 and ~ .nd
It-..y ...""....-;110cop"with tI'>nl'...,..ldo _ ..,H.mpb;l'd. ~ ~It'iin the
Il"bk
W<;IOIa', dryingup. Also.oneflR<kl/\il I..,pokypIInnen
knowhltlelbo ull"""lodcIPil'lopmenl l'o;OtlOmlU.nd
poh~ ~nd e~nee roleand imporlll'U 01lhe"'dor inlhel'<Of'IOI'I," Indsociety_
Considto<~t:'..nortl/wwebHn...,.inlulcIi"ll tran"ll Q tiM IOM" _ the~oegion.of1....~11lw
e"P""'W of ~ wb<~ Gnn_ The ~ode<lCY 'or
....lioNl wtf~lMMd on ~~"'rQ on
fot~aWnMIce(...nMIdf...cill) is ....fOt1utYle anddoou imHl uilOlhe.tfOf1i offorminglheunrty41nd lhot KOtICImK com ...11., the ...bI~"'" .-nd I....
oontine-nlll!,a ,g.,
n...
nrw~....-~Iionofp'ol~li/\i~not
.""d
lheopport...r,
10..-ton
(amPUl andthecNlogue b e _ n a - ' " of the ~19'on is bei"ll Idvetl<l'ly41I1«ttod•
c.
Sob~ CO<lP"'~inthe • •(lo"""e,,.oI~Mld the~~
ll'otw kno ,A. dop/••p"""nce 9~PS Ihould be Mod IS ",ge1'l111 IS po~sible, prel.f~bIy
l/V0U9"
...btl'9io",,1<:o-oPI,"t,OtI~nd lhe invo/wlMfllofboth public Ind r>tivlt. ....lil u!fOtl1. CO",... Ind ~",i...r~
on'we'IOCK«onomic,Ind poIK1m~"'g .menltI>oold be~in"""..i""l}""Nlah and mad,I.aillble 10 lhe agriaJlt",. e<0I'l0mim. Speci~h~'Iion
,n
"""lock
«onamia
~ be highlydMlflbie.E. ~01poIciftrNted 10prioing,
-utinII.-IIr...w
01~od: prnW<1s..nd~odoJcbandirlpub: I"'~..nd ...'"'V~01inIr....tJregion.lllr... of
h~st rIrprodu<b...:l b,i:wodu<tl .and
q,w
~ otoo...~..I ......-..1 _ _ ' ...
of• S ""(I'n\.INio4i stoe:1 lr" deficit...ssuIIhlr;JtI 1$30010 Million)in 1986 101 • ~ th.o t ~d lhe
pol""'....01beoing coIIKtM'ly w+t-wthc;.nt i..1 1 lood products, In.octu.ll l.aa I... ~s I;JHon ..
ina...inIlwbNl'Uol11...w ol ...1(I.ounl.buI
""'"~tootlwtINdtvo_ inINIolmilk,
n.
ino~...inItwiro>por1ol koien"'U I !wst-..n...IN'lPf"Wofil'lll~II~ .ndoldc>IntItoo:
productionin _ counlrio's
TheitrIpodoltile
"DUn ...,
on!hefionomyol IN ""*"o9otl is If~rr oclo4 In
looI<inII ..
I ilS ...tIipWrl'll«ts_unI'IUof>d."""
Its""9't~impKtI, Inf.act,I"'oc....os1_lhe".q)OI101~Ioct product ...nd~10non-~COl.O'>l"'"" ..
oIl... ....cI to bur products thit ... ...tKlurlfd 1Iwr., ThiI _ _thit!he~.oportollM" odprodu<u it ~ to Itw
o ....
tion ol .~...~ in_~
c -'"'"
in bolll Itw induIui.aI and busino11 WC101S, tIo ..~.",ee
subs111u1ior101hou.._ " 10 111.I1 l"'odUl;1fd I,om .",malI "om \tie s,ollel wi.
obYiousIv
Iud 10 Itw I ~ in a.m...d 101 irIduItr.... producUbJ
Itw s,otwNn """""" and ..,i'ducI>on 01 K1Mty in Itw ~ ol
irnpor1lm.
s....:.
~ in Itw 1'IOl'>s,,1>N¥I coumrie'swill'lOll h.1tw~ndOiP,th<for~ willw ..
,~ in ~mllb'fmer>t .nd ...roc~.... puKNWog
~PlPf'Ci.lII)'101 commodih..ssudI••II'INI
This~th.Il, cIt'SPt~its~m1pActo,Itw importollrozetl_.1itnot inItw ..,I~fttolltwpoOl
consume-rs 01ee non-s,otlriorn
COU'l'''',
Imporllngl,ozl!n_ atino~-sthe~ndfoncy01I~subr'9ior1 on tMOIJt~world,....",....tredftlIS11....liQIl0111..
oubr'9ion and thr....,.... its 1"'09'''''''''' 101 ...
load wcurity_ ~ h.os 10 W controli'd .Irot9'.IdU.I1)l
p/'I.I~
out.
IW'i ~.OU, with IIw inliogrltlfd~t of1M J...tod <"C0fl0II'0I"
In....mining dowly I... origonoloufplu>n ol
~popdKo<><>miH100 lM.lod: produell...linch ....~lh.II1I'1f'Y .If, due 10tlic;Jtl progr..""", ;,n.,\owI., for ...~, t...dMyfil)fl(lmy oll'" U"'ltdSU I", hH bMn prOlKI.ll ''''''
a."
40 l"I'''fl .c.I"'fllt downw...d.Idj~lm~min 'k~'pric" .."" prodUl;" 'l Q'o",c.stl ireeee. Aha.bKa""ol I...int_nlions ofo<-'fMll'nll, individuilly ..ndcoI«tiwly " ineeaw
ol I... Eur. . . .Community(EGinIf....Ihrough chlortionl in 1tw ""OIld .cOllOm,. the- di.~lcpNlcount,," ... in • PCl'illOll 10 dump ttwif IiYntocir.
oroductsintM oubrPQiorI " "
to
benol,d thitlh_i..l...lOIll, whim pr.~nl tM tl..n""..toOfI ol ....
,"'••natioNl prleing mocha";"" . would not Lill fOf.-. 1n . "I' (.II", Itw tulYl~ of I... i.~,·od i"""'l<y in Itw
lUbre?oo'l
thouId "'" b'f jooop..rdiled bitutM of Ihon-Ifim,.ons
ol • hindflll of ...~I,.<t."
who~"coIibOl."n, willi " ' "~JIoIrtI inlhi ...lOPM counlrio'sin.r>,ffort10 dumpfroz~..me..t.
In 1M .... 01 I I " conkont. lioI'I M'lOf'o9
~ ~'!K, ftIl'O.IlIy.limed "I chposiroQ ol II'lfj, .x«1$ $tIpt;JIy 01 _ .1 ..nd eMi<y producU.
so'da,ilyis'1I'q";""' .Imongt...W~stAt.ic.nimporting .nd ~.porti...cour>t,iots 10 minifn" . lhe ~ff"'" of t...distortionlonwbr~lproduct ion ..ndsuppIy_
,",", isanloO'geonI ntfd lorW ~k." ol ltw wbleogion10~arotCOOI'ft"~1011"" pfOlKbonol IIw ....fh l .on:I in IIw Iong-Ieem inl"~ll of 1""
f;CIIIItIIMI'$ indudi ... II'>cM ot ..nimal produo:;ll and
_ ... .
~ nHd ~, theylhoukI US!!inc",tiw p.ao:kl>gt'S 10induc~ ~10build up ...._ IfoodM'CUI'IIyin 1M sub<t9O"_ Thrty d>ouId, in JIoIrlicu... lak, ..."" .19.;"'1impkit
t.I,,,,
al both prod uctionand trad; lewis Ih.ot I~rotto me.u ..
shorU9", hirm~.lhe _ nl ofIiYnlod< wilhin 1...1bour><N,,"
.nd.ICIO'1 _ ..nd t""""'bJ h tlw lUbr.-goon more
c»p.,...
,l ont""
ouuidir world_ Also. princonlrollshouldb'f ..ppIiood~.bIy101bothp'oductofl
.ndc_ " ~ifINl.all~' Ihould W wblidiz,d
I~""""arily, but nol Ihrough o.pr..sllfd proGuc' '''
...
10Id t i l t incr ont'Hubo'PQion.Ilbad;
~ 101 Nu!lhl .on:I pr.f....bIy 101
...1.it is~ to:
(.I) ~and1'1'01«1commonor~f~...
t '"
I,...w..'us 101~I products;
(bl " ' -1""prOlOCtltl..ndKUIIdl 'N ti'd10
the-"""",,_oltr...wand ... k. bn9of I...nim..Il.rot ...1 .nd totw11ftOni:reItwm;
(e) ~INcoIl«1ioo.ol ~.on:I ",,1_
lor ttw _ of onfOl 1iononCOI'fRI~t...
...,...o.ally " 1 and M arot rnputl and to hlrf'ft'CJni:retIwt'n;
(ll) "'.~•• • ""«tory01 ....j o r _lod .nd ...."
....,h l1 in ttw
lUbr"9io"
.and ....trfy _ 10 f..e Msfoclr. ....'h l1 ""COlM'IIIy10t..
~~and 10W pat!ol ""*"ltQioniIlMllod ...~(1')
"'''1><1'' '
. «101)' 01 M lloct ¥d_at
m'fk~II"'" imlltutionsi..lhe-subr~.nd~.k,
d
co-ord' aio andi t ir ih lh
(f) ncour joint underta ings b tw n the (b) private and/orpu i nterprises,ep i lIyintheareas
o transpor fo liv an' als and m t, dlo ing, proces'ng and m r tinq,
F.
As ope ation
( ) T
e
~Ih ~r~I'" ..cfo.~nt~. i., hve"o'~ produwor>
(p,"lor~1 ~,•••),
AnolhH .U... is IPIt' limMd wcc... In mobillzl"9 tPlt' ,~uiflod flNooal ~ui'I'''''tlor thIo .l<KUI _ 01 lho: '...,n<an 1I1nd<!,p..1 C.mf>O":ln ('ARC)Iltl!'t
mo'.
lhin~htyu'. of I'\@goli"lOn,and~PPl'I f$10
e e
inwnatiONI «immunilyirl<luding 0""m~d. by III<' ....' ... rnbly of HNdl; ot Silt. and Go....''''''"'nl of I:tlE' OAU. Th" isanolhl!'t '...for tating ..
9t'f'I
~10l~kll'thIo",~msofOOI!'ta.li...."ad fl:0f'II:)rnM;: dtwlo...1 ba....ct on ifIc,u ..-d
"",a"" .. ot ,,"Iional and collKli....,..,tf....liI""., Mot.import antly theNorth
"".,Iso-
prOOlf,min ee IlY6tod: seclor~ ee Afnc.m <onI<I'lI"flI ....
~ l,1k.... for 9,~nted " a m... t r.tf\ II
the-• ..-.,..01<iomeslicproduct""" vaccine'tIl\atcan be produced1oc. '1yinnational Loborator i.,(funde dthlnkl to I"t.'nilbo nal Co-opelilion) a'e .utIte<t to ...",:,r. COmll"litionwithlho...nuloclurMinthIoWest
n..
01l""'''9 of the wbreqion to Ioreigl'l ""'" . mi' II'I(l
"'puts mark.tsott....~01wb<ld..,;pol...
hamptrtd lhe .ffort. to dl'...k>p Iny "",.",ng l ul ...mlilcod,..e",'ty 1"09'ammesatnation~1"~1. Tn.
p",ado. i, thaI Alrica ,till 'elle. on IhMt ",rplus countr'"10fin. ""e ii,h....'IOCkd~
'rut,
1\"'"
b<'tn~'9utdlh' 0U9l>oul lheP"1l'"lnal ...e'"~.nd.w n s.imrH ,.lia"". on lor.,g"
assista"", il'lduding I,,,a""lil and human (aid lrod i",,"'tmenl)wo<lk! ..,1o." 'op theI_stockse<lorlor III<' bI!'tlellt of lhe 9'.~1 malO'ily 0' the !rvfitoo
<OfI'Imtnty 110. _,~ftII.., doubt ll\a t9...""
cobbor.bonb e _ ~pr..~nd...,.1101 lho:
"""too sector in AI,ic<o .00 the ,,,,t 01lhe world cou ldand ."""'d be ben.r,ci.1to anpa' ties'''~'
Exchang. ofinformationand"pr,;~.nouldbe ,he mai.,Ihruslofsuchcollabor.1",.,. ...!.of'«prOO'id..ct.
~Iy ~tI:tlE'multi....I10....1fp..,~withon III<'dl'IIf"IO'Cl poIirjn ¥Ill p1O\l'arnmn adop,ed by tho: m<'mbor Statn Indi'oidulily and coll.et....,y could I'>elp 10 lay d d foulld~11on for ,.I!·,.I,anl .00 ,,,If..uOl,,ned 9rowth alld developm. nt ot the ind"'''y Tho. woll be, r fruit 1I'....oded III" lhow ,., dwrgo of t...
Implfmetot,!>OfII~COf>'.ClOU5il'ld fespotlS-lbleenough 10honour lheir"""m;lm.nt.
G. Sodal
_ " , nf.
equity~nd It><> "", ilou""",of"""'"
ffforlS sI\oUI<l be di'O<.ltd 10.. 0.<1> ""11...."9 social _ la'e obtoclivn al both ...."on~1 ,od
~ubre9"'f'Iolll lto.... w'lh <peci.1~fe'. nce 10 equity'r>
Ille di,tnbuI'On or inoom. Eq u,t)' ,. go rdlf'Og tk.
settingofpri<..~t(on<um.,levellor balk produce....
i~conwm<'....1hoUdbeobsefVl'd Thepr...'tion 01the<om...." ,"':'.ad'~A\6g.01tho: 5.>ho:lind""'ngits
IpoelallZat;on.hould be pur<vt'd eol'.cw ely{Of9'u le' inlf gralion of Ihe
.w"""" ....
or rhe sub'eg",n. Tho:'MlitUlion01, dosiste'iNY"'entp'O\lr,mmelhouldbe ....,inthIo co ni.'" ofequity , nd Inc""",cht"bvtion,
, he
need tod. vi",app, opr iate ,.gul.!tion.andI~ws to protect the he~llh 01 coros...,.,<. e<pecially thr""'}h the control 01111<'q"'~ly01prodo.c:t>andthr lhtol 01addil ... in"'m.1foodandf...:l CilVlOt be
~,....pMs.izrd. Simil"
men","
v.ouIdbe ~kenII the Ino-lsof til<' .Lough'.rllo<.lseand thr m~rkrt~ for meat andd,iryprodoxl<10....u,. tM i.-.malfoodi<lUit,ble10.- kumin COf\SUmptio.,.
E~ .,florl should be mad. to errOl. ,he
~pproprlal. 'rMfOf'lmtntto ta 'e IiYestock productooo as • businl'<I enl.'P'ise ,1'Id tho:f.by 10 f~dital., II<
~cc..slo<OfI'Imrrcillbi... _ r,10 ho:Ipfi...~
public prDg,ilTlfTIt< ba..-d on Inc~.sed me""",e<
ot
ird~1 ~ndcollectiveselJ-reiaroce.tho:r. i<I needto c",a'. a ~...!""k df:....lopII'l. nt ful'ld (LOFI, Thr IlVtstockeom"",nityaswt'lI •• theconsum. "should cont,ibu te tow.r';'thislund. Slmdlrty.~ti~shouldbe
\noied on lhow irdustr'" ~ in lhr
tr,nslormabonof 1...locl products and by-p"odoct.
for the booni'Mol l ho: luoo
AI thewbrtc;J;oNf level. "'~nsimilartothose if'rst'\lJlf'd~lhe CgmmWljlultteQl'QiDQueIXrAlriaue
de
rOel (h . on Sub.-egionll Co-operation - Tell)«>ukI be leYo.d {t.~n Il"r he... of ~,"""",I Of k9 of
"'Oil ••por1~ for 111<' fund 10 help !i",,,,,,. ~blic
iolell'"hon p'O\lr~mm.s and/o rprO'l'ide "'It loans10 muitinilional corpo" llons. Pr09r.mm",on re<eifdt.
.".""""," ...." imprc....me<l' ~ndprottdiQn.co,u'of 01 ",~jor "P'ZOOh.' . .n'o,cem e nl 01 Lows and 'P9<MIIOn< ...:h .. on lood Y!. ly, protKliOO'l 01 ...""m.nl ind heavyin....tm.nts On infrastructure<
(ouldbe financ. d Oul of Ihe fund
Til<' arm 01 eff.ct'" public h"" ,t od pcljcy ,ell'dr( h should be 10 ••dludte thoImpa"s or poliCy optionsonIhe p. rfo'm anceof anJmal,~9r""llur.and allied ir'>dUSl n.,In m. "I''''' Ine objf<.l... ofproduct",., and co...mp{ion; ."';ronn>tnt", .ond o.ht< socitt~r
9Oi11 wd'I ~
. _ ce
.ffocieftcy. oot,ibvtion and"'lU11101inc:om•. The ofpowrrlultootsofina~IS
'''' ''>di''9 m.the....t il programming
'Of
optl ...1 all""allOn of'novfte"S and j"'ormf'ddl'oci<ionCimo!beo....'.mphalilf'd,
IV. Conclusions
Not s
1, hispa rwasorigina yp sented to Co nci!of inist rsof h ULPOC of A icain ebr a 2. Dr.Abdo I ye iangis Li stock Economist,UnitedN ions Economic CommissionforAfrica ( CA).
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