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TECHNICAL COMMISSIONS

I. Money and Agriculture
II. Present Agricultural Production and Its Adjustments to the

Post-War Period .
III. Foodstuffs and Raw Materials
IV. Markets and Transportation .

V. Agricultural Migrations in the Post-War Years

VI. Agricultural Statistics .
RESOLUTIONS

I. Tribute to the Government and People of Venezuela
II. Vote of Thanks to the Pan American Union
III. Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Sciences .
IV. Coordination of Activities of International Organizations

Dealing With Food and Agriculture.
V. Executive Committee of the Third Inter-American Con-

ference on Agriculture.
VI. Holding of the Fourth Inter-American Conference on Agri-

culture
VII. Monetary Stabilization and Exchange Rates for Agricul-

tural Protection
VIII. Agricultural Credit Conditions as to Maximum Rates of

Interest .
IX. Credit to Agricultural Experts

X. Inter-American Agricultural Credit .
XI. Agricultural Credit .
XII. Encouragement of the Use of Fertilizers .
XIII. Studies on Production and Consumption
XIV. Development of the Production of Fibers on the Continent

XV. Ceiling Prices for Coffee .
XVI. International Commodity Agreements
XVII. Orientation for the Promotion and Development of Agri-

cultural and Livestock Industries in the Continent
XVIII. Creation of Technical Organizations for the Purpose of In-

creasing the Production of Farm Products .
XIX. Establishment and Development of Producers' Cooperative

Organizations.
XX. Formation of Associations of Agricultural Producers
XXI. Agrarian Plans
XXII. Encouragement of the Cultivation of Special or Industrial

Crops
XXIII. Establishment of Cacao Institutes
XXIV. Improvement of Plant Types.

XXV. Storage of Agricultural Products
XXVI. Standardization of Research Methods in Connection With

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XXVIII. Cooperation in the Prevention of and Fight Against Agri-

cultural Diseases and Plagues . XXIX. Immunity Against Cereal Blights .

XXX. Biological Control of Pests. .
XXXI. Weed Control and Eradication .
XXXII. Review of Plant and Animal Quarantines
XXXIII. Inter-American Collaboration
XXXIV. Archeological Studies and Their Relation to Knowledge of

Food and Medicinal Plants
XXXV. Improvement of Livestock . .
XXXVI. Need for the Improvement of Native or Regional Tropical and

Subtropical Livestock of America
XXXVII. Feeding of Domestic Animals
XXXVIII. Genealogical Registration for Animals
XXXIX. Possibilities of Artificial Insemination

XL. Protection of Llamas, Alpacas, Vicuñas and Karakuls .
XLI. Official Orientation of Wool Production
XLII. Coordination of Livestock Sanitation in the Different Coun-

tries of the Americas
XLIII. Furthering the Protection of Agricultural Production
XLIV. Survey and Inventory of Forest Products

XLV. Development and Utilization of Forest Products
XLVI. Forest Fires
XLVII. Application of Chemical Technology to Products of Agricul-

ture and Forestry.
XLVIII. Creation of a Forestry Section in the Pan American Union
XLIX. Uniformity of Hunting Laws in Adjacent Countries

L. Water and Soil Conservation .
LI. Classification of Soils and Climates in Geographic-Ecologic

Areas.
LII. Inter-American Society of Soil Science and First Conference

of the Inter-American Society of Soil Science .
LIII. Creation of the Inter-American Society of Agricultural

Climatology
LIV. River Control and Development
LV. Inter-American Conference on Conservation of Natural

Resources
LVI. New Cartographic Symbols for Edaphological Surveys
LVII. Agricultural Machinery
LVIII. Facilities for the Interchange of Machinery for Manufactur-

ing Soft Fibers .
LIX. American Agricultural Instruction
LX. Conservation of Natural Resources and Increase of Horticul-

tural Crops and Farm Industries, by Means of Primary and

Secondary Education.
LXI. Technical and Vocational Guidance in the Education of the

Rural Dweller
LXII. Cooperation Applied to Experimentation
LXIII. Interchange of Information Regarding Agricultural Exten-

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LXIV. Women and Agricultural Extension

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LXV. Exchange of Experts and Students
LXVI. Stimulation of Scientific Work
LXVII. Improving Human Nutrition.
LXVIII. Production and Consumption of Milk and Milk Products
LXIX. Specifications on Enriched Wheat Flours.

LXX. Increased Consumption of Fishery Products .
LXXI. Expansion of Trade and Consumption.
LXXII. Improvement and Interchange of Seeds
LXXIII. Quinua as an American Food Product Free From Restric-

tions ..
LXXIV. Specification of Raw Materials Used in the Manufacture of

Textiles ...
LXXV. Quality Standards
LXXVI. Protection Against Discriminatory Measures in Commerce in

Agricultural Products .
LXXVII. Transportation and Rates
LXXVIII. Construction and Improvement of Means of Communica-

tion. .
LXXIX. Post-War Immigration

LXXX. Regulation of Prices of Land for Colonization .
LXXXI. Organization of Agricultural Colonies
LXXXII. Colonization and Rural Organization Plans
LXXXIII. Improvement of Rural Life .
IXXXIV. Bases for Farm Labor Legislation.
LXXXV. Rural Economic Guide or Manual for a Better Knowledge of

the Sparsely Populated Countries.
LXXXVI. Utilization of the Services of the International Labor Office .
LXXXVII. Fuller Utilization of Irrigated Lands .
LXXXVIII. Creation of National Immigration and Colonization Services

and of a Migration and Colonization Office in the Pan

American Union
LXXXIX. Improvement of the Technical Level of the Offices of Agri-

cultural Statistics.
XC. Uniformity of Agricultural Statistics
XCI. Adoption of the Metric Decimal System for Agricultural

Statistics.
XCII. Permanent Section on Agricultural Statistics in the Inter-

American Statistical Institute
XCIII. Knowledge of the Rural Population.
XCIV. Forecasts of Farm and Livestock Production .

XCV. Inter-American Agricultural Information Service .
XCVI. Agricultural and Livestock Census
XCVII. World Census, 1950. ..
XCVIII. Classification and Specification of Agricultural Machinery .
ANNEX 1. Agenda of the Third Inter-American Conference on Agri-

culture.
ANNEX 2. Rules of Internal Procedure of the Third Inter-American

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FINAL ACT

The Governing Board of the Pan American Union, in the exercise of the power granted it by Resolution LX, adopted by the Second Inter-American Conference on Agriculture, which was held in Mexico City from July 6 to 16, 1942, resolved, after consulting with the Government of the United States of Venezuela, that the Third Meeting on Agriculture be held in Caracas. After formulating the Agenda and Regulations of the Conference, the period between July 24 and August 7, 1945 was set aside for the holding of the Conference. Having fulfilled these requisites, the Government of the United States of Venezuela proceeded to extend an invitation to the Governments of the other Member countries of the Pan American Union, all of which accepted the invitation and appointed the following Delegations which are listed below:

GUATEMALA
Chairman of the Delegation:

H. E. Roberto Guirola M., Minister of Agriculture
Delegates:

H. E, Eduardo Goyzueta V.
H. E. Albert S. Müller
H. E. Luis Urruela M.

H. E. Enrique Asturias Beltranena
Secretary:

Mr. Federico Rölz Bennett

COLOMBIA
Chairman of the Delegation:

H. E. Luis Tamayo, Minister of National Economy
Delegates:

H, E. Santiago Rivas Camacho

H. E. Ciro Molina Garcés Advisers:

Dr. Carlos Madrid Salazar

Dr. Rafael Barrios Ferrer
Secretaries:

Mr. Carlos Pérez
Mr. Eduardo Escovar G.

Mr. J. Emilio López
PANAMA
Chairman of the Delegation:
H. E. Antonio Pino R., Minister of Agriculture and Commerce

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Delegates:

H. E. Menalco Solís

H. E. Ramón A. Vega Advisers:

Mr. Guillermo Villegas

Mr. Enrique Martinelli
MEXICO
Chairman of the Delegation:

H. E. Marte R. Gómez, Secretary of Agriculture and Development Delegates:

H. E. Eduardo Morillo Safa
H. E. Pascual Gutiérrez Roldán
H. E. Norberto Aguirre
H. E. Gonzalo González H.
H. E. Gonzalo Blanco Macías
H. E. Adolfo Alarcón

H. E. José Figueroa
Advisers:

Mr. Miguel R. Cárdenas
Mr. José Calero
Dr. George C. Harrar

Mr. Juvencio Samaniego Dávila
Secretary:

Mr. Ignacio de la Torre
BOLIVIA
Chairman of the Delegation:

H. E. Julio Zuazo Cuenca, Minisier of Agriculture
Delegates:

H. E. José Muñoz Paz
H. E. Abel Coronel Carvallo
H. E. Jorge Alcázar Ampuero
H. E. Carlos Larrieu

CUBA
Chairman of the Delegation:

H. E. Germán Alvarez Fuentes, Minister of Agriculture
Delegates:

H. E. Arturo Mañas
H. E. Rodolfo Arango
H. E. Urbano Martínez
H. E. Hugo Vivo
H. E. Julián Acuña
H. E. Antonio Valdés Rodríguez

H. E. Casto Ferragut
Secretary:

Mr. Gerardo Fernández
COSTA RICA
Chairman of the Delegation:

H. E. José Joaquín Peralta, Secretary of Agriculture