63. The Revolutionary Government has established the following bodies for improving production methods: (a) Directorate-General of Agricultural Technology; This agency guarantees the creation and transfer of technology and the application of technological standards to the nation's agricultural production in an attempt to increase production and productivity; (b) Directorate-General of Livestock Technology: This agency guarantees the creation and transfer of technology and the application of technological standards to the nation's livestock production in an attempt to increase production and productivity. 7. Measures taken to improve and disseminate knowledge regarding methods of food conservation to reduce crop and post-harvest losses and to prevent degradation of resources 64. The Government has set up a programme to tackle and reduce post-harvest losses by the peasants, who have so far rarely achieved satisfactory results, on account, first of all, of the scattered population, secondly, because producers store their harvests in a very traditional way, and only hold onto the part intended for their own consumption, which is kept or stored in barns, nylon or plastic bags or barrels. Surplus production is sold off all at once, without taking advantage of a possible rise in prices. 65. A considerable amount of produce is considered to be lost during cultivation, harvest and storage; losses have been estimated at 25 per cent inE/1986/3/Add.l5 page 14 the case of maize, 27 per cent for heans and up to 30 per cent for rice and sorghum. The losses are mainly attrihutahle to climatic and technological factors, rats, gruhs, etc. 8. Soil conservation and water management 66. Few measures have so far heen adopted to prevent the degradation of water and soil resources. The most recent measure, which was also the clearest illustration of a political determination to tackle the problem of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the strategies and measures taken by the Revolutionary Government to improve agricultural production, reduce post-harvest losses, and conserve soil and water resources. This suggests that the text is primarily related to the development of the agricultural sector, which is a crucial aspect of economic development.

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