DETERMINANTS OF IRRIGATION - CORNELL

THESE SYSTEMS WERE TO INCORPORATE EXPLICIT CONSIDERATIONS OF THE INTERACTIONS OF CRITICAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS WITH THE PHYSICAL FACTORS. EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH AN EXAMINATION OF ALL PROJECT RECORDS BY THE PROJECT MANAGER AND DISCUSSIONS WITH CONTRACTOR AND ASIA BUREAU REPRESENTATIVES. THE PROJECT IS NOT ON SCHEDULE DUE TO THE DELAYED START-UP CAUSED BY THE TIME REQUIRED TO GAIN FOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS AND AGREEMENTS IN THE HOST COUNTRIES. HENCE, PROGRESS TOWARD EOPS HAS BEEN MINIMAL AND PROGRESS TOWARD OUTPUT TARGETS IS NOT ON SCHEDULE. NO PROJECT DATA ARE YET AVAILABLE TO QUANTIFY BENEFICIARIES OR TYPE OF BENEFITS. IT WAS LEARNED THAT THE ASSUMPTION THAT PROJECTS CAN IMMEDIATELY BEGIN WITH THE SIGNING OF A CONTRACT IS INVALID. THEREFORE, FOR EVALUATION PURPOSES, THE CONTRACT INITIATION DATE SHOULD NOT BE THE DATE ON WHICH THE CONTRACT IS SIGNED, BUT RATHER THE DATE ON WHICH WORK ACTUALLY BEGINS.