EVALUATION OF AID/MOROCCO ASSISTANCE TO HASSAN II INSTITUTE OF AGRONOMY AND VETERINARY SCIENCE; FINAL REPORT

THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE ACTIVITY IN CURRICULUM PLANNING. THE OBJECTIVE OF DEVELOPING ADVANCED TEACHING CAPABILITIES HAS BEEN ONLY MARGINALLY REALIZED. AS FAR AS DEVELOPING ADVANCED RESEARCH CAPABILITIES IS CONCERNED, MOST PROJECT RESOURCES HAVE BEEN CONSUMED IN PERFORMING RESEARCH PER SE. AFTER AN AVERAGE OF WELL OVER THREE YEARS ON THE JOB PER MAN, NONE OF THE FOUR TEAM MEMBERS HAS SUCCEEDED IN TRAINING A REPLACEMENT WHO MIGHT CARRY ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS BEGUN DURING THE PROJECT. POSITIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE HIGH QUALITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE SOILS CAPABILITY MAP. THE EVALUATORS CONCLUDE THAT: (1)CONTINUATION OF THE PROJECT IN ITS PRESENT FORM, WITHOUT FURTHER ARTICULATION OF OBJECTIVES, IS NOT WARRANTED; (2)IT HAS NOT PROVEN PLAUSIBLE FOR US INVESTMENT TO SERIOULSY EFFECT HASSAN II CAPABILITY TO MEET MOROCCO'S NEED FOR HIGH EXPERTISE AGRICULTURAL MANPOWER; (3)HASSAN II INSTITUTE IS A VIABLE INSTITUTION WITHOUT ANY USAID INTERVENTION AND WOULD PERSERVERE WITHOUT US ASSISTANCE; AND (4)IF US INVESTMENT IS TO MATTER, IT WILL MATTER IN TERMS OF THE RESEARCH CAPABILITY ADDED TO MOROCCO.