Not only is Africa experiencing severe food production and nutrition problems, but environmental conditions, on which agricultural production ultimately depends, are deteriorating. A meeting of the African Ministers of Environment was held in Cairo last December, and an African solution to an African problem was put forth. The proposed program is examined in this paper. The usable extent of the pastoral area in the arid and semi-arid regions of Africa nas been reduced by 25% since 1968. At present only about 35% of the former area of slightly productive savannah is left. Africa's rich fishing grounds are being overfished and coastal regions are threatened by pollution. Africa's problems are linked with very high rates of population growth, rapid rates of urbanization, inappropriate development policies that have neglected the agricultural sector, and nonavailability of skilled manpower. The Cairo Program of African Cooperation included the following proposals: 8 continent-wide networks of institutions are to be established or strenghened in the fields of climatology, soils and fertilizers, water resources, energy, genetic resources, environmental monitoring, science and technology, and education and training; all available African skills and experience are to be applied to seek economically feasible, environmentally sound and socially acceptable solutions in certain regions; subregional cooperation is to be strenghened in terms of implementation of priority activities; 4 committees were established in areas of priority concerns; and a formula to provide US$32.5 million to finance the follow-up activities was approved.

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非洲的食品和环境政策

非洲不仅面临严重的粮食生产和营养问题，而且农业生产最终依赖的环境条件也在恶化。去年12月，非洲环境部长会议在开罗召开，提出了非洲问题的非洲解决方案。拟议的计划在本文中进行了审查。自 1968 年以来，非洲 nas 干旱和半干旱地区的牧区可用面积减少了 25%。目前仅剩下约 35% 的原先略有生产力的热带草原面积。非洲丰富的渔场被过度捕捞，沿海地区受到污染的威胁。非洲的问题与极高的人口增长率、快速的城市化速度、忽视农业部门的不当发展政策，以及缺乏熟练劳动力。非洲合作开罗方案包括以下建议：将在气候学、土壤和肥料、水资源、能源、遗传资源、环境监测、科学和技术以及教育和培训; 将应用所有可用的非洲技能和经验，在某些地区寻求经济上可行、环境友好和社会可接受的解决方案；在实施优先活动方面加强次区域合作；在优先关注的领域设立了4个委员会；以及提供 32 美元的公式。