Antllles, Unaler the Flshery Lau Advlsory Progradle, FAO as8isted island 'leveloPi'gcountries of the Le€ser Antilles. Eastern caribbean and south Pacif i,c in harmonizing regional and/or aubregional fishery ranagedent and developnent 169ines' IO3. FAO asslstance has also been granted to the Andean GrouP in the design and inplenentacion of the Andean subfegional progral tre against the iblack sigatolan in bananas and plantains. In Africa. FAO continues to Provide assistance to che Comnission on Atrican Animat TryPanoaomiasis in formulating and inplenentinq land clearance anat utiliratlon prograflmea conbined r.lth measurea for increa6ing the natural resistance of, llvesto|ck. In thig connection, mention should be tnade of the five-year project initlateal in 1983 on inProvement, multlPlications and consereation of trypano-tolerant llveeEock in nest Afrlca' RAO ls a13o providlng asslstance to Affican regional and subregional organizations dealing r,ith niqrant pest control. Fifty aleveloPlnq countries threatened by the desert locuet haee organized thenaelves throuqh an FAo control Connittee, and have created their ot|n trust fund to finance tntelnational control of this leust sPecies' (c) Co-operaflon in tood securitv I04. covernftents ot developing countriea have shoen increasing interest in regional food security arranqeBents and FAO has been active in aponsor inq and glvinq technical supporc to initiatives in this direction. A subreqional food aecurrty prograflne bas leen develoPed f,or the sahel countrle6 of Africa, Projects for food security for the SADCC bo;ntries have been elaborated and a Proqrarn$e for CEPGL i6 beinq e;tablishear. A Regional contnission on !.ood security in Asla and the Pacific oas established by FAO in 1982 to Pronote co-oPeratlon in Che field of food security, through che tornulation of a regional Project covering food . product ion ' trade, dlEtribution and Priclng, as Lell aE the balance of Paynents aituation and A/40 /581 Eng Li sh Page 26
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on international cooperation and assistance provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to various regions and countries, particularly in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America. The assistance is related to issues such as food security, fisheries management, animal health, and pest control. The text highlights the FAO's role in providing technical support, funding, and coordination to achieve these goals.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Natural resources and environment