ECOWAS
REVISED
TREATY
d)
plant and animal protection;
e)
the harmonisation of agricultural development strategies and policies
particularly pricing and price support policies on the production, trade and
marketing of major agricultural products and inputs; and
f)
the harmonisation of food security policies paying particular attention to:
i) the reduction of losses in food production;
ii)
iii)
the strengthening of existing institutions for the management of
natural calamities, agricultural diseases and pest control;
the conclusion of agreements on food security at the regional level;
and
iv)
the provision of food aid to Member States in the event of serious
food shortage.
g)
the establishment of an early warning system; and
h)
the adoption of a common agricultural policy especially in the fields of
research, training, production, preservation, processingand marketingof
the products of agriculture, forestry, livestock and fisheries.
CHAPTER V
CO-OPERATION IN INDUSTRY, SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY
ARTICLE 26
INDUSTRY
1.
For the purpose of promoting industrial development of Member States and
integrating theireconomies, Member States shall, harmonise theirindustrialisation
policies.
2.
In this connection, Member States shall:
a)
strengthen the industrial base of the Community/modernise the priority
sectors and foster self-sustained and self-reliant development;
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