AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION

APD will implement the project with USAID and University of Nebraska technical assistance. University laboratories and farms will be upgraded. An animal nutrition and analytical laboratory and poultry and dairy production units will be constructed for instructional and applied research purposes. A feed mill will also be built and all facilities will be equipped. APD staff will be trained to properly operate and maintain the facilities and equipment. Laboratory procedures will be introduced into the curriculum. The Faculty of Agriculture Library will be provided with literature and staffed with a librarian. APD faculty will also be upgraded and expanded to 16 members. Six faculty members who received graduate degrees in countries other than the United States will take part in 1-year U.S. post-doctoral research programs. Four additional faculty members will participate in short-term U.S. refresher study/research programs. Six APD B.S.-degree graduates will receive U.S. Ph.D training and will later join the APD faculty. Short study trips will be given to four selected University members and to eight Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) and four APD livestock unit managers. An M.S. degree program will be established within APD. The APD curriculum will be improved to provide more practical education (i.e., farm management techniques) and will be offered to 3,500 Faculty of Agriculture undergraduates. An expected 50 students will graduate annually with B.S. degrees specializing in animal production; 35 with Diploma degrees (1-year post B.S. graduates); and 50 with an M.S. in animal production. Applied research will become a part of the graduate program and will be used to develop appropriate technology for the livestock industry. Joint APD/MOA/state livestock unit programs will also be encouraged so that APD educational and research activities can be utilized country-wide.