APPENDIX G
UNSCHEDULED SESSIONS APPROVED AND APPROVED SESSIONS CANCELLED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 1978 AND 1 OCTOBER 1979

PART I
UNSCHEDULED SESSIONS APPROVED

Programme	Session Number, Title and Justification	Estimated cost	Art.of Const. and Category	Attendance
2.1.1. AGL 827	Expert Consultation on a World Index of Space Imagery (WISI)	250	VI—4(3)	Selected Individuals
	— Replacing cancelled session AGL 964 FAO/UNDRO Training Course on Application of Remote Sensing to Natural Disasters
2.1.2. AGS 706—1	First Session of FAO Panel of Experts on Agricultural Mechanization	2 300	VI—4(3)	Selected Individuals
	— New Panel established by Director—General to advise him on measures to promote collaboration in establishment of efficient mechanization in developing countries.
	Replacing cancelled session AGS 704—8 Advisory Working Party on Hard Fibre Research.
2.1.2. AGS 706—2	Second Session of FAO Panel of Experts on Agricultural Mechanization	—	VI—4(3)	Selected Individuals
	— Replacing cancelled session AGS 953 Workshop on Farm Management Research Methodology.
2.1.3. AGA 818	Second Emergency Consultation on African Swine Fever (ASP)	7 500	VI—5(2)	Selected MNs and Ins. Orgs.
	— To respond to emergency African Swine Fever Situation
2.1.8. ESC 808	Technical Consultation on Coir and Abaca	9 645	VI—5(2)	Selected MNs
	— Replacing cancelled session ESC 709 Intergovernmental Group on Grains
2.1.8. ESC 809	Emergency Consultation of Abaca Producing and Consuming Countries on Price Arrangements	—	VI—5(2)	Selected MNs
	— Emergency consultation replacing cancelled session ESC 720 Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres
2.2.2. Fl 761—2	ACMRR Working Party (2nd Session)	100	VI—2(3)	Selected Individuals
	— Replacing cancelled session Fl 760—2 (FAO/ACMRR Group of Experts on Acoustics)
2.2.3. Fl 773—2	WECAFC Executive Comeittee for the WECAF	3 000	VI—1(1)	Selected MNs and Ins. Orgs.
	— Replacing cancelled session Fl 732—6 Indian OceanFishery Commission (IOFc)
2.2.3 Fl 823	Technical Consultation on the Assessment and Management of Turbot Stock in the Black Sea	—	VI—5(2)	Selected MNs
	— Replacing cancelled session Fl 724—2 CARPAS Working Party on Biological Research and Evaluation of Fishery Resources
2.2.3. P1 824	Technical Consultation on stock assessment in statistical divisions in the Balearic Islands and Gulfof Lyons	—	XIV(3)	Selected Individuals
	— Replacing cancelled session Fl 807 Expert Consultation on evaluation of resources exploited by artisanal fisheries.

PART II
APPROVED SESSIONS CANCELLED

Programne	Session Number and Title	Estimated Cost $	Reason for Cancellation
2.1.1. AGL 808	Expert Consultation on Relation of Field Sizes to Irrigation and Drainage Installations	6 600	Meeting cancelled owing to change of emphasis in ECA programme
2.1.1. AOL 809	Expert Consultation on Design and Operation Criteria for Supplementary Irrigation	6 450	Postponed to next biennium owing to staff difficulties.
2.1.1. AOL 951	National Training Course on Transfer of Practices in Organic Recycling	2 000	An extra—budgetary workshop on the same technical subject for French—speaking African countries will be held next year.
2.1.1. AOL 962	Fertilizer Programme Workshop on Fertilizer Use Development in Latin America	4 100	Cancelled at request of host government
2.1.1. AOL 964	FAO/WIDRO Training Course on Application of Remote Sensing to Natural Disasters	1 500	Budgetary problems in UNDRO. A Training Course on this subject is prograamied for next biennium. Session replaced by unscheduled session AGL 827 — Expert Consultation on World Index of Space Imagery (WISI)
2.1.1.AGS 951	Workshop on Farm Management for Small Farm Development in East Africa	320	Responsible technical authorities requested delay enabling them to carry out individual surveys as pre—training for the workshops
2.1.1. AGS 953	Workshop on Farm Management Research Methodology	9 350
2.1.1. MIS 952	Workshop on Farm Management for Agricultural Planning	6 350	Difficulties in organization.
2.1.1. RLAT 954	Seminar on Public Ainistration for the Integrated Management of Natural Resources and Environment	11 300	Expected UNEP co—financing did not materialize.
2.1.2. AGS 704—8	Advisory Working Party on Hard Fibre Research (8th Session)	5 069	Replaced by unscheduled session AGS 706—1 of Panel of Experts on Agricultural Mechanization.
2.1.2. AGP 950	National Training Course in Post—Harvest Loss Reduction	800	Difficulties in organization.
2.1.2. AGP 951	National Training Course on the Efficient and Safe Use of Agricultural Pesticides	800	Insufficient response for participants during current year.
2.1.2. MIP 952	Training Course on Integrated Pest Control in South America	1 300	Cancelled at request of host govern—ment.
2.1.2. AGP 953	National Training Course in Plant Pathosystem Management	400	Difficulties in organization but Workshop on Crop Loss Appraisal will be held next biennium.
2.1.3. AGA 951	Refresher Course on Rinderpest and Rinderpest—like Diseases	2 000	Owing to serious outbreak of African Swine Fever in Latin— America , this session was cancelled and replaced by session MIA 818 — Emergency consultation on African Swine Fever.
2.1.3 AGP 802	Technical Consultation on Tropical Pasture and Grazing Land Management	11 700	Session was dependent upon availability of resources which did not materialize.
2.1.5.ESH 804	Expert Consultation on the Area Approach to Rural Development	—	Postponed to next biennium owing to problems in the host country and pressure of work in connection with the WCARRD.
2.1.5 AGS 954	Training Course on Central Bank Support To Agricultural Investment	300	Postponed to next biennium to allow time for setting up an internationa centre for this training course.
2.1.6. R4FR 702—2	FA0/WH0/0AU Regional Food and Nutrition Commission for Africa (2nd Session)	6 000	Difficulties in organization en—countered by sponsoring agencies.
2.1.6. CX 725—2	Coordinating Committee for Latin America (2nd Session)	—	Postponed to next biennium in consultation with host government.
2.1.8. ESC 709—20	Intergovernmental Group on Grains (20th Session)	15770	Postponed to next biennium pending clarification of grains situation, and replaced by unscheduled session ESC 808 — Technical Consultation on Coir and Abaca.
2.1.8. ESC 717—9	Intergovernmental Group on Bananas, Sub—Group on Statistics (9th Session)	—	Thorough assessment of banana situation and outlook is to be made by Seventh Session of IG Group, which has been extended by one day for this purpose.
2.1.8. ESC 718—5	Intergovernmental Group on Banans, Sub—Group of Exporters (5th Session)	11 000
2.1.8. ESP 801	Expert Consultation on In—Service Training Approaches	8 800	Cancelled owing to delay in inception of PROCADES training programme for which this session was intended to provide input.
2.1.8. ESC 720—15	Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres (15th Session)	8500	Sessions for 1979 reduced by the Inter governmental Group at its 14th Session. Replaced by unscheduled session ESC 809 — Emergency Consultation of Abaca Producing and Consuming Countries on Price Arrangements.
2.1.8. ESO 722—6	Intergovernmental Group on Tea (6th Session)	14 600	Postponed to next biennium, pending outcome of UNCTAD tea meetings.
2.1.8. ESC 724—10	Intergovernmental Group on Tea, Sub—Group of Exporters (10th Session)	—
2.1.8. RNEA 706—9	Near East Coimiission on Agricultural Planning (9th Session)	30 000	Postponed to next biennium after the views of an expert panel on AT 2000. have been formulated.
2.2.2. Fl 760—2	ACMRR Working Party 1 (2nd Session)	100	Replaced by unscheduled session Fl 761—2 (ACNRR Working Party 2, 2nd Session)
2.2.2. Fl 760—3	ACMRR Working Party 1 (3rd Session)	100	Topics requiring discussion can be dealt with by correspondence at this stage.
2.2.2. Fl 807	Expert Consultation on Evaluation of Re—sources Exploited by Artisanal Fisheries	600	Replaced by unscheduled session Fl 824 — Technical consultation on stock assessment in statistical divisions in the Balearic Islands and. Gulf of Lyons
2.2.2. Fl 802	Expert Consultation on Fish Technology	—	Postponed to next biennium as a review meeting on handling of small pelagic fish proposed for 1979 and covers the same major topic.
2.2.2. Fl 805	Government Consultation on the Utilization of By—catches in Shrimp Fisheries (WECAFC Area)	—	Postponed to next biennium when the Programmes conducted or sponsored by Different agencies will have progresse far enough for their results to be properly analyzed and evaluated.
2.2.2. Fl 818	Technical Consultation on the Southwest Atlantic Tuna Industry	—	This session was reported as unscheduled to 74^th Session of the Council in November 1978, but was later cancelled at request of host government.
2.2.3. Fl 717—45	GFCM Executive Committee (45th Session)	—	Postponed to 1980, to be held nearer to 15th Session GFCM
2.2.3. Fl 724—2	CARPAS Working Party on Biological Research and Evaluation of Fishery Resources (2nd Session)	—	Replaced by unscheduled session Fl 823 — Technical consultation. on the Assessment and Management of Thurbot Stock in the Black Sea .
2.2.3 Fl 732—6	Indian Ocean Fishery Commission (IOFC) (6th Session)	3 000	This session,reported as unscheduled to the 74th Session of the Council in November 1978 is now postponed to next biennium, as the dates suitable to the host government are too close to the dates of the COFI session. Replaced by unscheduled session Fl 773—2 — WECAFC Executive Committee for the WECAF project.
2.2.3 Fl 736—2	IOFC Special Working Party on Stock Assessment of Shrimp in the Indian Ocean Area (2nd Session)	—	Impossible to organize this technical meeting within the deadlines requested due to changing situation regarding exploitation of resources, etc.
2.2.3. Fl 751—10	Coordinating Working Party on Atlantic Fishery Statistics (10th Session)	—	Following consultation with the parti—cipating agencies, it was decided that current development in EEZ should also be discussed, and this could best be done if the meeting were postponed to next biennium.
2.2.3. Fl 950	EIFAC Symposium on Allocation of Inland Fishery Resources	100	Postponed to next biennium at suggestion of host government.
2.3.1. P0 802	Expert Consultation on Volume and Growth Estimation Techniques	500	Work which was to be handled by the meeting will be dealt with by correspondence later when the vacant post of the officer responsible has been filled.
3.3.1. DDA 801	7th FFHC/AD Conference	11 450	Postponed to next biennium.
5.1.2. GIL 701—9	Panel of Experts on AGRIS (9th Sassion)	—	Panel abolished but work handled by Technical Consultation of AGRIS participants in 1978.
5.1.3. GIL 802—2	Technical Consultation of CARIS Liaison Offices	—	Postponed to next biennium, as decentralization at national and regional level not sufficiently advanced to guarantee representative and world—wide participation at this stage.

PART III
CHANGES IN ATTEDANCE AT APPROVED SESSIONS BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 1978 and 1 OCTOBER 1979

AGS 802 under programme 2.1.5. was originally scheduled as “Expert Consultation on SACRED (Scheme for Agricultural Credit Development)” but became an Ad hoc Consultation. The category was changed from (3) to (2) and attendance, instead of being by Individuals in a personal capacity was by Selected Member Nations and International Organizations. There was no change in direct meetings costs.

ESH 805 under programme 2.1.5. was originally scheduled as “Government Consultation on Management Training of Small Farmers Organizations” but became an Expert Consultation on Improving Management Systems of Small Farmers Cooperatives”. The Article of Constitution and Category were changed from VI—5 (2) to VI—4 (3)and attendance was changed from Selected Member Nations to International Organizations and Individual Experts. The direct meetings costs were reduced from $5 000 to $2 500.

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
(December 1977 — November 1979)

Chairman:	Members
Yugoslavia (Milan Trkulja)	Brazil (B. do A. Brito)¹	Kenya (J.L. Lijoodi)
	Guinea (J.S. Camara)	Pakistan (J.S.Khan)⁴
	India (S.S. Mahdi)²	Sweden (G. Ericsson)
	Iran (B. Mansouri)³	United States of America (J.A. Baker)⁵
	Iraq (S.H. Al-Shakir)	Venezuela (H.L. Claverie R)

¹Thirty–sixth Session, Rome, April–May 1979: A. Vasconcellos da Costa e Silva;
Thirty–seventh Session, Rome, September–October 1979: Arrhenius F.M. de Freitas.

²Thirty–fifth Session, Rome, October 1978: S. Ramadhar.

³Thirty–fifth Session, Rome, October 1978: M.B. Bayat.

⁴Thirty–sixth Session, Rome, April–May 1979: P. Masud from 28 April 1979.

⁵Thirty–seventh Session, Rome, September–October 1979: W.M. Johnson.

FINANCE COMMITTEE
(December 1977 — November 1979)

Chairman:	Members
Tunisia (M. Bel Hadj Amor)	Argentina (J.C. Vignaud)	Peru (B. Sarnanez Conchs)
	Australia (P. Alpen)	Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of (A.Y.A. Bukhari)
	Bangladesh (Q.H. Haque)	Tanzania (G.S. Magombe)
	Canada (D.W. Ware)	United Kingdom (L.C.J. Martin)¹

¹Forty–first Session, Rome, May 1 978 and Forty–second Session, Rome, October 1978: A.J. Peckham.

COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL MATTERS
(December 1977 — November 1979)

Czechoslovakia	Gambia	Panama	United States of America
France	Italy	Switzerland

UN/FAO COMMITTEE ON FOOD AID POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
(as from 1 January 1979)

^* Angola³	^– Guatemala¹	^– Norway²
^– Argentina¹	^*Guinea¹	^– Pakistan³
^* Australia²	^– Hungary²	^*Saudi Arabia Kingdom of ²
^– Bangladesh²	^* India²	^– Sweden³
^* Brazil³	^– Ireland¹	^* Thailand³
^* Canada²	^– Japan³	^*Trinidad and Tobago¹
^* Egypt¹	^*Kenya³	^–Tunisi²
^* France¹	^* Netherlands³	^– United Kingdom¹
^* Germany, Fed. Rep, of¹	^– New Zealand³	^*United States of America²
^– Greece²	^– Niger³	^– Zaire¹

^* Elected by FAO Council.

^– Elected by ECOSOC.

¹Term of office until 31 December 1979.

² Term of office until 31 December 1980.

³Term of office until 31 December 1981.

FAO MEMBER NATIONS

Afghanistan	Ghana	Niger
Albania	Greece	Nigeria
Algeria	Grenada	Norway
Angola	Guatemala	Oman
Argentina	Guinea	Pakistan
Australia	Guinea–Bissau	Panama
Austria	Guyana	Papua New Guinea
Bahamas	Haiti	Paraguay
Bahrain	Honduras	Peru
Bangladesh	Hungary	Philippines
Barbados	Iceland	Poland
Belgium	India	Portugal
Benin	Indonesia	Qatar
Bolivia	Iran	Romania
Botswana	Iraq	Rwanda
Brazil	Ireland	São Tomé and Principe
Bulgaria	Israel	Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Burma	Italy	Senegal
Burundi	Ivory Coast	Seychelles
Cameroon	Jamaica	Sierra Leone
Canada	Japan	Somalia
Cape Verde	Jordan	Spain
Central African Republic	Kenya	Sri Lanka
Chad	Korea, Rep. of	Sudan
Chile	Kuwait	Suriname
China	Lao	Swaziland
Colombia	Lebanon	Sweden
Comoros	Lesotho	Switzerland
Congo	Liberia	Syria
Costa Rica	Libya	Tanzania
Cuba	Luxembourg	Thailand
Cyprus	Madagascar	Togo
Czechoslòvakia	Malawi	Trinidad and Tobago
Democratic Kampuchea	Malaysia	Tunisia
Democratic People’s Rep. of Korea	Maldives	Turkey
Denmark	Mali	Uganda
Djibouti	Malta	United Arab Emirates
Dominican Republic	Mauritania	United Kingdom
Ecuador	Mauritius	United States of America
Egypt	Mexico	Upper Volta
El Salvador	Mongolia	Uruguay
Ethiopia	Morocco	Venezuela
Fiji	Mozambique	Viet Nam
Finland	Namibia	Yemen Arab Republic
France	Nepal	Yemen , People’s Dem. Rep. of
Gabon	Netherlands	Yugoslavia
Gambia	New Zealand	Zaire
Germany, Fed. Rep. of	Nicaragua	Zambia

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APPENDIX G UNSCHEDULED SESSIONS APPROVED AND APPROVED SESSIONS CANCELLED BETWEEN 1 OCTOBER 1978 AND 1 OCTOBER 1979

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE (December 1977 — November 1979)

FINANCE COMMITTEE (December 1977 — November 1979)