The need for a Regional Cartographic Centre was first mooted at the 1st United Nations (UN) Cartographic Conference held in 1963 in Nairobi, Kenya. Consequently, the 8th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) ...

During the period 1933-198S UNTFAD resources utilized to finance project activities amounted to $US 1,900,270 from the balance of prior year contributions, from the payments effected in 1987 and 1983 and from part of the ...

This paper has been prepared for the Food Security and Sustainable Development Division by a visiting scholar, Mr. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka. The views expressed are those of its author and do not necessarily reflect those ...

The Government of Ethiopia drew up a long-term industrial strategy in 1994 known as Agricultural Development-Led Industrialization (ADLI). The Government is convinced that agriculture is the engine that can propel ...

This document is a Proposed programme of work for the biennium 2004-2005, for the Twenty-second meeting of the Committee of Experts Thirty-sixth session of the Commission/Conference of the Conference of African Ministers ...

Cette synthèse regroupe les résultats essentiels de l'Etude hydrologique et présente la méthodologie d'utilisation du modèle ORSTOM étendu. Ce modèle permet de déterminer la crue décennale à partir de la pluie décennale.

The 2000 African Statistical Yearbook presents data arranged on a country basis for 15 African members States. This publication which constitutes the second part of Volume I covers the fifteen countries in West Africa. ...

In addition to the challenges caused by food aid on long term food security sustainability, subsidies imposed by developed countries also impact on food security in the developing world in general, and the sub region in ...

Livestock production has always been a mainstay of African economies but the supply of animal products for human consumption has not kept up with demand. A number of factors such as the environmental condition the genetic ...

A report on social trend and major social development problem in Africa was completed and its findings incorporated in ECA's Silver Jubilee publication ■ ECA and Africa's Development, 1983-2003; A Preliminary Perspective ...