Report of the United States Presidential Agricultural Task Force to Zaire

Presidential Agricultural Task Force visited Zaire to help identify ways to strengthen the country"s agricultural sector. Zaire"s potential to become the "Breadbasket of Africa" greatly impressed the team, which assessed and provided recommendations in regard to sector policy; agricultural finance; research, extension, and higher education; human resource development; agricultural production and input supply; forestry; and livestock resources. Major needs include the areas of agricultural infrastructure, research and extension organization, and human resource development.