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The importance of agriculture in the economies of African countries cannot be overstated. Notwithstanding geographic and climatic diversity and other country specificities, the agricultural sector in African countries is the main source of rural livelihoods and, in general, employs more than two-thirds of the labour force. Agriculture generates more than a third of GDP in most African countries, and accounts for up to 40 per cent of exports. Most African countries have undertaken autonomous liberalization in agriculture.

Le tabac est cultivé en Afrique depuis plus de trois siècles. Des navires venus d'Amérique au début du XVII ème siècle apportèrent des semences qui furent plantées le long des fleuves dans la région occidentale ou opéraient les marchands d'esclaves. La culture s'étendit au sud du continent et en 1892, les petites plantations individuelles qui avaient gagné l'intérieur de l'Afrique du sud produisaient quelque 3 millions de kilos.

Dans le document E/C.14/278, la Commission économique pour l'Afrique

fait utilement le point de la situation. La Commission économique pour l'Afrique pourrait utilement faire une étude comparée des expériences originales faites en Afrique.

This paper was submitted in response to a note by the Executive Secretary inviting participating governments to contribute papers on the topics included in the provisional agenda. In Niger stabilization measures are applied to two agricultural commodities, cotton and groundnuts.

This note is divided into three sections. The first section describes the Final Act analyzing the details of the agreement on market access, domestic support, export subsidies, the special and differential treatment of the developing countries including the Decision referred to in (iii) above; and a brief look at other sectors.

Les chiffres suivants montrent l'importance socio-économique des racines et des tubercules en Afrique: cette dernière assure plus de 50% de la production mondiale de ces tubercules dont environ 90% sont destinées sont destinées à la consommation humaine. Ces produits constituent d'importantes sources de glucides dans la mesure où ils assurent 40% des besoins énergétiques journaliers dans nombre de pays africains, en particulier en Afrique occidental et centrale.

Over the last two decades* Africa has gradually lost its ability to feed its population and finance its investment for its agricultural sector. It is increasingly depending on industrialized countries for its needs. At the same time, earnings from major export crops have drastically fallen while external debts of many African States have multiplied over the last decade.

This paper focuses on the deteriorating food situation in Africa which led to the Freetown Declaration of the FAO Regional Conference of Ministers of Agriculture in 1976, the Regional Food Plan (AFPLAN) was drawn up jointly by FAO and ECA and adopted by the FAO Regional Conference of Ministers of Agriculture in Arusha in 1973.