manufactured goods in the family shopping basket; to generate productive employment; to direct industrial expansion towards mass consumption and the development of the intermediate and capital- goods sectors; to promote small and medium-sized industry and agroindustry, urban microindustry and peasant production in respect of their contribution to the manufacture and marketing of basic goods; and to develop their marketing. In order to achieve these objectives it has encouraged production and improved channels of distribution by means of the People's Financing Corporation which in 17 months has provided credit to 3,541 small and medium-sized industrialists producing essential goods. In 1987 the Corporation's volume of activities grew by 50 per cent as against 1986 and it is expected to increase five-fold by 1990. PART 2 (a) 2. The States Parties to the present Covenant, recognizing the fundamental right of everyone to be free from hunger, shall take, individually and through international co-operation, the measures, including specific programmes, which are needed. (a) To improve methods of production, conservation and distribution of food by making full use of technical and scientific knowledge, by disseminating knowledge of the principles of nutrition and by developing or reforming agrarian systems in such a way as to achieve the most efficient development and utilization of natural resources; (b) Taking into account the problems of both food-importing and food-exporting countries, to ensure an equitable distribution of world food supplies in relation to need. E/198 6 /4/Add.25 paqe 23 63. The foregoing chapters discussed how the Government of Colombia, which is a State party to this Covenant, has implemented these rights of its citizens. This part of the report will deal with the progress made by the present administration, for example, agrarian reform, the achievements of the economic and social programme for the marketing of agricultural products and 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the goals and achievements of the Colombian government in promoting economic development, particularly in the areas of industry, agriculture, and employment. It highlights the government's efforts to improve the production and distribution of goods, including essential products, and to promote small and medium-sized industries. The text also mentions the need for international cooperation and the importance of equitable distribution of world food supplies.

**Category**
Economic development, Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Industry, Employment