CFS:2004/4-Sup.1

I. REPORT OF THE TWENTY-THIRD FAO REGIONAL CONFERENCE FOR AFRICA (ARC/04/REP)

Standing Item: Follow-up to the World Food Summit (WFS) and The World Food Summit: five years later (WFS:fyl) - Regional Dimensions (ARC/04/3)

For the Attention of Governments and Regional Economic Communities:

26. The Conference recommended that:

1. Governments should step up their efforts to translate the commitments made at the WFS and at the WFS:fyl into actions; (Appendix F, paragraph 45a)
2. Governments should coordinate policies and programmes and have holistic inter-disciplinary approach to tackle food insecurity in all its dimensions; (Appendix F, paragraph 45b)
3. Governments should accord high priority to food and the agricultural sector within a broad-based development framework, and that development approaches, strategies and programmes be nationally owned; (Appendix F, paragraph 45c)
4. Regional Economic Communities should explore creating internal funding mechanism to help implement their respective regional programmes for food security. (Appendix F, paragraph 45d)

For the Attention of FAO

27. The Conference recommended that:

1. FAO should ensure that apart from cassava and rice, other staple crops such as maize be given due emphasis in CAADP, in view of their importance in the diet of many Member Countries; research should be undertaken to diversify in the long-term diets in countries where maize is the main food commodity; (Appendix F, paragraph 46a)
2. FAO should continue to provide its technical assistance to Member Countries towards the work on grain reserves in view of their importance at national, sub-regional and regional levels. (Appendix F, paragraph 46b)