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THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE WORLD ECONOMY

Commodities and Trade Division

Year of publication 2002

Author Trade and Markets Division

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) This volume contains contributions originally prepared by FAO for the Third United Nations Conference on the Least-developed Countries (LDCs) held in Brussels from 14 to 20 May 2001. The material included here, which was presented to the thematic session on “Enhancing Productive Capacities – the Agricultural Sector and Food Security” of the Conference, consists of an analysis of the role of agriculture in the development of least-developed countries and their integration into the w orld economy, a summary of FAO field programmes in LDCs and a compendium of agricultural statistical indicators relevant to the LDCs. These papers, which have been revised and edited, are being published in this form in order to facilitate a wider distribution.

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