108. In June 1995, FAo convened a second rechnical consultation on EcDc. Thesubstantive itens in the agenda eere: ECDC and its role in internationalagricultural development: an overviet{ of, critical issues and their evolutron fromthe mj.d-1970s to the present, ECDC in Che producCion, supply and use oftert.ilizers, in the control of crop pests and supply of peslicides, in thenultiplicatron, supply and expanded use of sualily seeds 0f improved crop varietiesand in the expanded suPply and use ot agricultural mecbanizalion !.nputs! revlen ofproqress, problems and prospects, and actlon reconnendations for che tuture. WORLD FOOD COUNCI L 109. Follot iog tbe reconmendation nade at the glorl-d Food council tenth ninisterialsesslon (Addis Ababa. June 1984) to organize the exchange of experience at foodpolicy level by developinq regions. $iFC 1s continuing to seek to speed up A/40/s8t Eng1j. sh Page 27 irnplementation of African national food strateqies through an erchanqe of food policy exper ience beteeen African and Asian countrleE, takinq into accoune pro9ress nade by the latter durlng the last lO years. In thi6 context, aC a sorkshop organized by $Fc xith che assistance of cbe canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the Atrican Development Bank (Abidjan, February 1985), it uas suggested tbat, as parc of lnterregional co-operation ParticulaEly anong d€veloPing countries, a uorkshop f,or exchanging food Policy exPeriences beteeen Asia and Africa should be organized in 1986. Tbe Covernnent ot China Proposed to host this $orkshop. This initiatlve uas endorsed bY the eleventh session of tlFC (Paris' June 1985). GeneraLly wFc contlnues to pronote reqional and subregional co-operation through the sPeeding up of natlonal food strategy inplenentation in deeeloping countries aB part of subregional policy strengthening the potential of regional co-operation as related to food issues bet$een developing regiona' I'NITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIEN?IFIC AND CULTURAI, ORGANIZATION ll0. t4ost of lhe nandate of UNESCO paves the way to economic co-operation among developing countrie6. Such co-operation, Hhich, in the context of ITNESCP I s
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing international cooperation and development in the context of food security and agricultural development. It mentions specific organizations, such as FAO, UN, and regional development banks, and references various initiatives and projects related to food policy, agricultural production, and supply chain management. The text also touches on the theme of knowledge sharing and experience exchange between developing countries.

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Agriculture, forestry and fishing, International trade, Economic development