ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTALLY POSITIVE PROJECTS ;
( I ) CONSERVATION OF EXISTING AND FUTURE ENERGY RESOURCES OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES , WHETHER CONVENTIONAL OR NON-CONVENTIONAL .
2 . PROGRAMMES , PROJECTS OR SCHEMES UNDERTAKEN IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY COOPERATION AND INVOLVING COMMUNITY FINANCING SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH TITLE VI .
ARTICLE 69
INDUSTRIAL INFORMATION AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN SO AS TO ENSURE AND INTENSIFY REGULAR INFORMATION EXCHANGES AND THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NECESSARY CONTACTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL FIELD BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES .
ARTICLE 70
AT THE REQUEST OF THE AUTHORITIES OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES RESPONSIBLE FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION , THE COMMUNITY SHALL TAKE MEASURES TO ESTABLISH AND STRENGTHEN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN THESE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES , PARTICULARLY BY ENCOURAGING INITIATIVES BY ECONOMIC OPERATORS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES .
ARTICLE 71
WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE , THE COMMUNITY SHALL MEET THE SPECIAL NEEDS AND PROBLEMS OF THE LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES INTER ALIA FOR THE PROCESSING OF THEIR RAW MATERIALS , THE DEVELOPMENT , TRANSFER AND ADAPTATION OF TECHNOLOGY , THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL-AND MEDIUM-SIZED INDUSTRIES , THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES , AND ADEQUATE TRAINING IN THE SCIENTIFIC , TECHNOLOGICAL AND TECHNICAL FIELDS .
TITLE V
AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION
ARTICLE 72
1 . THE BASIC OBJECTIVE OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES MUST BE TO ASSIST THE LATTER IN THEIR EFFORTS TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE IMPROVEMENT AND EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION AND EXPORT AND PROBLEMS THEY MAY ENCOUNTER WITH REGARD TO SECURITY OF FOOD SUPPLIES FOR THEIR POPULATIONS .
2 . ACCORDINGLY , COOPERATION IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT SHALL CONTRIBUTE IN PARTICULAR , WITHIN THE GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION :
( A ) TO A HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING FOR THE RURAL POPULATION , IN PARTICULAR BY RAISING INCOMES AND CREATING JOBS , BY MEANS OF INCREASING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION GENERALLY ;
( B ) TO REINFORCING THE SECURITY OF THE FOOD SUPPLIES OF THE COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AND TO SATISFYING THEIR NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS , PARTICULARLY BY IMPROVING THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF FOOD PRODUCTION ;
( C ) TO IMPROVING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF AND DIVERSIFYING RURAL ACTIVITIES , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY AND RATIONAL USE OF CROP AND LIVESTOCK RESOURCES WHILE PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT ;
( D ) TO LOCAL EXPLOITATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROCESSING OF CROPS AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS IN THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED ;
( E ) TO THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL COMMUNITY , IN PARTICULAR THROUGH INTEGRATED HEALTH , EDUCATION AND TRAINING SCHEMES ;
( F ) TO INCREASING THE POPULATIONS' CAPACITY FOR SELF-DEVELOPMENT , NOTABLY THROUGH GREATER CONTROL OVER THEIR TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT .
ARTICLE 73
IN ORDER TO HELP ATTAIN THE OBJECTIVES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 72