were: In the 1972-74 Development Plan, the broad pol Icy objectives a) to contain the balance of payments problem by systematically reducing the large budget deficit; and b) to strengthen Ghanaian participation and control of the strategic sectors of the economy. These necessitated the directing of the main thrust of the Government economic efforts towards: I) Increasing agricultural production to feed the people and provide raw materials for Industry; II) rehabilitating and expanding certain sectors of the economy (e.g. ensuring that state-owned factories not only become viable but expand and operate at a profit); Ill) Increasing export earnings; and lv) establ lshlng the proper priorities in the provision of social services such as low cost housing; rural water supply, rural health facilities. etc. In this National Plan, pol ictes were determined In sensitive sectors such as Agriculture, Cocoa, Forestry, Mining, Manufacturing and Essential Services but not for Science and Technology. In a report prepared by UNESCO (1972) on the "present situation of, and future prospects for Science and Technology Pol Icy In Ghana" the following excerpts can be found: 116' I) "Although a separate chapter on Science and Technology wll I not be found In the 2-year Development Plan, the Government Is fully al lve to the key role which scientific research and Its application will play In the fields of agriculture and Industry for the success of the programme.• II) "The main weight of scientific and technological research programmes continues to be shouldered by CSIR although there are significant contributions by the Universities. Annual budgetary allocations to these lnstttutons are made through the Development Planning Secretariat In the case of the CSIR, and through the Council for Higher Education In the case of the Universities." I II) "Indeed It can be argued that the national sci entl f lc 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the goals and objectives of Ghana's economic development plan, specifically focusing on the government's efforts to address the balance of payments problem, increase agricultural production, and strengthen Ghanaian participation in the economy. The text also mentions the importance of science and technology in achieving these goals, particularly in the fields of agriculture and industry.

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