USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF AGRICULTURE
PROJECT CONSISTS OF GRNATS TO AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (A/D/C) & INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (IRRI) TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ON EFFECTS OF SMALL-SCALE AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION ON SMALL FARMERS IN PAKISTAN,INDONESIA,THAILAND & PHILIPPINES.A/D/C WILL ASSIST SMALL-SCALE,INDEPENDENT RESEARCH BY ASIAN SCHOLARS & WILL EXCHANGE INFORMATION WITH IRRI IN WORKSHOPS.IRRI WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH IN PHILIPPINES & COORDINATE OTHER PROJECTS,SUB-CONTRACT WITH INSTITUTIONS IN INDONESIA,PAKISTAN & THAILAND TO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THOSE COUNTRIES & PAY FOR ADVISORY CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST IN PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA COLLECTION & ANALYSIS.
1977
Abstract
PROJECT COMPONENTS ARE: 1)A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF RANDOM SAMPLES OF FARMS,ASKING ABOUT NATURE OF FARMING OPERATIONS; 2)STRATIFIED SAMPLING BY SIZE OF FARM,TYPE OF TECHNOLOGIES USED,CULTURAL PRACTICES,ENTERPRISE COMBINATIONS & PROGRAMMING MODELS DESCRIBING TYPICAL FARMS IN EACH REGION; 3)ANALYSIS OF MODELS TO DETERMINE EFFICIENT PRODUCTION LEVELS,USE OF RESOURCES,LEVELS OF MECHANIZATION,LABOR UTILIZATION,COSTS & RETURNS; 4)SENSITIUITY ANALYSES TO FIGURE IMPACTS AT FARM LEVEL OF VARIABLES SENSITIVE TO GOVERNMENT POLICIES; 5)COMPARISONS OF FARMS WITH ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF POWER & TOOLS TO SHOW EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MECHANIZATION; 6)ESTIMATIONS OF ADOPTION OF MECHANIZATION RATES & REGIONAL,NATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF POLICY CHANGES; 7)PUBLICATION & DISTRIBUTION OF RESULTS TO FARMERS,MANUFACTURERS,GOVERNMENT PLANNERS.8)WORKSHOPS TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES OF 4 COUNTRIES; 9)EVALUATION OF METHODOLOGY USED. SMALL FARMERS WILL BENEFIT MOST & MACHINERY MANUFACTURERS,GOVERNMENT POLICY PLANNERS & HOST COUNTRIES" SCIENTISTS WILL ALSO BENEFIT.RELATED AID-FUNDED PROJECTS ARE:THE APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL CORP TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;IRRI"S PROJECT TO DEVELOP SMALL-SCALE MACHINERY & EVALUATE ITS INDUSTRIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM;A STUDY ON TECHNICAL CHANGE & INCOME DISTRIBUTION IN POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS & A PROPOSED PROJECT TO ESTABLISH FARM MECHANIZATION PROGRAMS IN AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA & THE NEAR EAST.
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