The Director-General of the Food andAgricultural Organisation (FAO), Edouard Saouma, signed an
agreement to aid peru with 160,000 dlrs in technical asistance
to draw up studies for farm development in the country.
    Saouma also formally offered the country 200,000 dlrs in
aid for technicians to draft studies to aid the estimated
25,000 made homeless by mudslides last week on the outskirts of
Lima, a FAO spokesman said.
    Peru would be able to use the studies to present to
multilateral organisations to request more assistance in grants
and loans, the spokesman aid.
    Saouma also discussed agricultural projects with president
Alan Garcia last night for one hour.
    The FAO official returns to Rome on thursday.
 Reuter
