50.Mostdelegates emphasized thattheInternational WheatCouncil (IWC)should continue toconsider actions tobetakentocontinue international co-operation afterthepresent protocol expires on30June1986.Council Ministers recommended thatanewConvention should, however, takeaccount oftheprofound marketchanges inrecentyears,inordertoensure areduction inmarketinstability. 51.Council Ministers recommended thatIWCcontinue toconsider thepossible elements ofanewandmoreforceful agreement including economic provisions. These couldinclude efforts topromote financing increased grainpurchases andtechnical assistance. Somedelegates suggested thattheCouncil initiate consultations to explore thepos_:bilities ofraising theFoodAidConvention's minimum overall commitment towards 10million tons. 52.dithregardtofinancial assistance, delegates agreedthattheInternational Monetary Fund(IMF)CerealFinancing Facility isanimportant financing instrument available todeveloping countries tohelpensuretheirfoodsecurity. Inthis respect, Council Ministers welcomed andextended theirappreciation fortherecent -27-four-year extension oftheCerealFinancing Facility byIMF.Thereview, whichwillbeconducted byMay1987,provides thepossibility ofsometechnical ~djustments forbroadening theFinancing Facility's operations. 53.Somedelegates notedwithconcern thattherecenttradeembargo againstNicaragua isaffecting thatcountry's agricultural production andfoodsecurity andreference wasmadetoGeneral Assembly resolution 39/210, asadopted. Otherdelegates feltthattheWorldFoodCouncil wasnottheappropriate foruminwhichtoraiseissuesofthisnature. 54.Council Ministers strongly supported theproposal foranintensified exchangeofexperience andco-operation onfoodissues amongdeveloping countries. Inthisregard, delegates recommended thattheWorldFoodCouncil shouldcontinuemonitoring, discussing andreporting onthequestion oftrade,particularly infoodandagriculture, amongdeveloping countries, sincethiswasbelieved tobeanimportant aspectofitscapacity todealwithfoodsecurity andhungerproblems. -28-55.TheCounci recommendations composed ofKen Nicaragua (Lati Socialist Repub forMutual Econ (Western Europe (EEC). ThePreactaschairmar, 56.Theconclu consensus. 57.Following alsoonbehalf reaffirmed thei drewtheattent distributed at 58.Thedelega theUnitedStat conclusions and thatdiscussion notappropriate suchissueswas thecouncil is matters ofthe 59.Mr.Henri acclamation 1:.0 elected toserv Minister ofRur forFoodandAg Agriculture and theNationalAg 60.TheExecut council propose included furthe regional prospe workshops onAs andprogrammesJCHAPTER IV REPORT OFTHECOUNCIL TOTHEGENERAL ASSEMBLY A.Organization ofwork 55.TheCouncil established aworking grouptodrafttheconclusions and recommendations whichemerged fromtheeleventh ministerial session. Thegroupwas composed ofKenyaandMorocco (Africa); JapanandThailand (Asia); Argentina and Nicaragua (LatinAmerica); theGermanDemocratie Republic andtheUnionofSoviet Socialist Republics (Socialist StatesofEastern Europe), assisted bytheCouncil forMutual Economie Assistance (CMEA); andFranceandtheUnitedStatesofAmerica (Western European andotherStates), assisted bytheEuropean Economie Community (EEC). ThePresident appointed Mr.G.I.Trant(Canada) ashisrepresentative to actasChairmari oftheworking group. 56.Theconclusions andrecommendations presented toplenary wereadopted by consensus. 57.Following theadoption byconsensus, theGeLmanDemocratie Republie, speaking alsoonbehalfofBulgaria, Hungary andtheUnionofSovietSocialist Republics, reaffirmed theirposition ofprinciple, statedinthejointstatements made,and drewtheattention ofCouncil members todocuments WFC/l984/l3 andWFC/l985/9 distributed attherespective meetings. 58.Thedelegations oftheFederal Republic ofGermany, Italy,Japan, Turkeyand theUnitedStatesreserved theirposition astoparagraphs 7and49ofthe
**Analysis**
This text appears to be a report from a meeting of the World Food Council, discussing issues related to food security, international cooperation, and trade. It touches on topics such as agricultural production, financing, and technical assistance, as well as the impact of trade embargoes on food security. Given the focus on food and agriculture, it seems likely that the text falls within the realm of agriculture, forestry, and fishing.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing