COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING FOR RURAL DEV

THE PROJECT WILL DEVELOP TUSKEGEE"S FACULTIES OF ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, RURAL SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, EXTENSION, TECHNICAL AGRICULTURE AND RELATED FIELDS. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WOULD INCLUDE: EXPANDING TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE"S RESEARCH CAPABILITY IN FOUR MAJORTOPIC AREAS -- FARMING SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, MARKETING AND NEW LANDS MANAGEMENT (THROUGH IRRIGATION, DISEASE CONTROL, ETC.). 2. SUPPORTING GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL; DEVELOPMENT. 3. PROVIDING TRAEL EXPENSES FOR THOSE ATTENDING TUSKEGEE WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND VISITING INSTITUTIONS AND PERSONS INVOLVEDIN AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. 4. PUBLISHING REPORTSOF EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND RESEARCH ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROJECT. 5. CONDUCTING AT LEAST 1 WORKSHOP AND 2 SEMINARS PERYEAR ON TOPICS SUCH AS APPROPRIATE FARMING SYSTEMS AND NEW LANDS MANAGEMENT. 6. RESTRUCTURING COURSES IN ECONOMICS, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, SOCIOLOGY AND OTHER SOCIAL SCIENCES TO INCREASE THEIR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT CONTENT. 7.ADDING 3 NEW COURSES IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; ALSO 2 IN SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY FOCUSING ON RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES. 8. UPGRADING FACULTY SKILLSINCLUDING LANGUAGE TRAINING. 9. TRAINING FACULTY MEMBERS AS CONSULTANTS ABLE TO ASSIST AID IN DESIGNING AGRICULTURAL/RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON BEHALF OF LDC"S. 10. INCREASING NETWORKS OF INSTITUTIONS AND COUNTRIES INVOLVED WITH AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. 11. INCREASING THE DATA BASE ON AGRICULTURAL/RURAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH PUBLICATIONS ACQUISITIONS, COMPUTER OPERATION AND REPORTS. AID WILL PROVIDE FUNDSFOR SALARIES, STUDENT SUPPORT, TRAVEL, SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, DATA PROCESSING, PUBLICATIONS, LANGUAGE TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS. TUSKEGEE WILL CONTRIBUTE 44.8% OF SALARIES AND WAGES AND OVERHEAD.