INTERNATIONAIJ FUND FOR AGRICULTURAI. DEVEI.OPI'IBNT 162. The resource structure of IFAD, as a tlevelopnent financial institution, with funds contributed by both developed and deveLoping oil-exPorting countries, refl,ects not only an achievenent ot North-South co-oPeration but also of econonlc co-opera! ion among developing countries. 163. In selecting projects and progranmes for financing by the Fund. due consi.deration is gi,ven t'o econonic co-operaEion anonq developing countries. One o! the selection criteria is tbat projects promote donestic and erternal trade in food products or other forns of econoni.c co-operation anonq developing counlries in \/40/58L Eng1.ish Paqe 38 respec! ot tood production. This objective should be achieved by givinq preference to projects that enable food exporting aleveloping countries, or those eith a potenlial for food exports, to offer increased supPllea ot food for food-deficit countries and to aclively encourage co-operation betueen potentially f,ood-surplus deeeloping countries and tood-defi.clt developing countries, which results in naking food available on reasonable Eerms to the poPulation of the latger' In tact, soloe of the projects already financed by IFAD can be expected to create opportunities for trade in food products anong develoPlnq countries. This could be achieved lhrough either bitateral or intraregional trade anonq developinq countriet' INTERNATIONAL LAAOUR ORGANISATION 164. Although nosl of the activities of ILO ain at either promotion of TCDC or support for operational TCDC activitiea, there are sone which are of direct relevance to ECDC. 165. Thus from 1978 to 1983 ILO implenented a regional project ln Asia on strengthening of inter-cooperat lve trade rel.tions with the participatlon of, 12 countries, Activities inctualed sur veyE/r esearch to collect and di.sseninate information on international trade and a suPply survey in the South Paciflc countries. FellotNships wef,e acarded to national and local ingtitutions. The activlties reaulted in establi.shing trading contracts ot an estinated value of ouer
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the activities and goals of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Labour Organization (ILO). It mentions the promotion of economic cooperation among developing countries, the development of domestic and external trade in food products, and the creation of opportunities for trade among developing countries. This suggests that the text is focused on economic development and international trade.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, International trade