ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS PROJECT, SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH SUBPROJECT : REVISION NO. 4

GRANT SUPPORTS 5 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES IN FIELDS SELECTED BY HOST GOVERNMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY: 1. DIFFUSION OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; 2. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF DROUGHT IN GUINEAN SUDAN; 3. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT IN CENTRAL IVORY COAST; 4. INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT IN N. IVORY COASTS; 5. AGRICULTURAL MARKETING IN N. IVORY COAST. ADDITIONALLY, 2 RESEARCHERS TRAINED THROUGH PARTICIPANT GRANTS IN US TO PHD; 9 GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS SUPPORTED; 7 GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS TRAINED IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; AND 110 FULL AND PART TIME CIRES STAFF TRAINED IN RESEARCH. ALL TRAINING DESIGNED TO ASSIST IVORIZATION OF CIRES AND TO ENHANCE INSTITUTIONS ABILITY TO CONDUCT FURTHER IN COUNTRY TRAINING. GRANT ALSO SUPPORTS IN COUNTRY TRAVEL, DATA PROCESSING AND LIBRARY ACQUSITIONS. ACTIVITIES OF GOIC BASED ON RESEARCH WILL BENEFIT THE RURAL POOR