to the matter raised in the note by the Secretariat (E/1986/79) concerning the report of the Secretary­ General on an international year for the mobilization of financial and technological resources to increase food and agricultural production in Africa. In that connection, he proposed that the Council should decide to request the Secretary-General to submit the report on an international year for the mobilization of financial and technological resources to increase food and agricultural production in Africa, called for in General Assembly resolution 38/198 of 20 Decem­ ber 1983 and Council decision 1985/199, to the General Assembly at its forty-second session, through the Council at its second regular session of 1987. 24. If he heard no objection, he would take it that the Council wished to adopt the proposal, on the understanding that the Secretariat would give it its final form. It was so decided (decision 1986/149). 25. Mr. SEVAN (Secretary ofthe Council) said that at the current session 15 plenary meetings had been held out of a total of 24 allocated and the Second (Social) Committee had held 20 meetings out of 24 allocated. On that basis, he would suggest that it would be more than sufficient in future to allocate 45 meetings to the first regular session of the Council, instead of 114. 26. The Council had not met once in its own Chamber during the current session for reasons of space, since the number of observers had grown considerably. In the light of that situation, he won­ dered whether it would not be possible to switch the names of the Economic and Social Council Chamber and the Trusteeship Council Chamber in which the Council had been meeting. 27. Mr. DUN (United Kingdom) requested that his delegation's statement on document E/1986/L.26 should be regarded as a formal statement before 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and its deliberations on a report related to increasing food and agricultural production in Africa. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that the topic is of international importance and requires coordination between various UN bodies. The text does not mention specific industries or sectors, but rather focuses on the mobilization of resources and the allocation of meeting times, which are indicative of broader economic and development issues.

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