in the management of plants. It should be noted that according to the results of the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations, each member shall ensure compliance with its laws, regulations and procedures in line with its own commitments as specified in the agreements. 429. Consequently, each member has to go along with its national production in order to meet the stipulated food demands so as to avert malnutrition. 430. Concerning quality, efforts are made to gradually ensure respect thereof. The notifications made trace the shortfalls but strategies are designed to address this difficulty at the national level. 2.3 Right to improve living conditions 431. In the West African Econmic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), growth rate was estimated at 6.6% in 2014 as against 5.5% in 2013, driven by infrastructural works undertaken in the majority of member countries and by the export of primary products. 432. At the national level, the economic and financial situation was characterized in 2014 by an increase in economic activity, owing notably to the positive results of government’s support measures in the agricultural sector, the continued execution of major works to reinforce economic infrastructure, and performances recorded in the financial sector. There was increased consolidation of the breakthroughs in macroeconomic sector, with inflation being contained under the community standard of 3.0% and the improvement of budget deficit and current trade balance. 433. Table No.35 under §434 shows the trend of the major indicators of the macroeconomic sector. 434. Since the issue of hunger and malnutrition is very crucial, programmes are initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Water Resources with a view to increasing agricultural production and enabling the populations to feed themselves adequately. The Ministry also implements government’s two major programmes which are national agricultural investment and food security programme (PNIASA) and the national action plan for the water and sanitation sector (PANSEA). Table No. 35: Performance achieved concerning the major indicators of the macroeconomic framework Baseline Target value 2014 Value Performance score 122