In recognition of the problem of land tenure security and its effect on sustainable development, a study on Land tenure systems and sustainable development in Southern Africa was included in the ECA-SA work program. A draft publication on the findings of the study has been prepared.

The problem of low productivity is fundamental to the long-term deteriorating trend in agricultural and per capita food production that has characterized African agriculture during the past decades.

L’atelier qui est intitulé : ‘’Fabrication des machines et équipements agricoles dans les pays de l’Afrique du Nord’’ permet aux experts de la sous-région d’échanger les expériences vécues dans le domaine de la conception, de la fabrication, de l’adaptation et de la vulgarisation des machines et

The population of African countries is likely to double over the next twenty years. How will these nations be able to feed themselves if a substantial part of their food has to be imported, especially as most of these countries also have to import their energy?