COMPUTERIZED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEMS - CARIS PILOT PROJECT

COMPUTERIZED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM (CARIS) PROJECT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF AID IN 1971 WHEN PILOT PROJECT WAS INITIATED.

1972

Abstract

AID CONTRIBUTED $15,000 TO PILOT PROGRAM. ON BASIS OF RESULTS ACHIEVED AND OF EXPERIENCE GAINED DURING PROJECT, INCLUDING ITS EVALUATION AND RESULTING CLARIFICATIONS OF NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF USERS AND OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, IT IS PROPOSED TO ESTABLISH A CURRENT AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INFORMATION SYSTEM (CARIS) WITH WORLDWIDE COVERAGE. CARIS PROJECT PROVIDES RESOURCE FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN INSTITUTIONS AND SCIENTISTS. INFORMATION DEVELOPED COMPLEMENTS NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND INT"L RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

Connected topics

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Classification

Document type: Project & Program Design
DEC type: Other Authorized Design Document
Geography: Africa
Subject: Information management, systems and equipment
DEC terms: Agricultural researchComputersData collectionInformation storage and retrieval systemsInformation systems
Authoring organization: USAID. Bur. for Technical Assistance. Ofc. of Agriculture
Language: English

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