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EVALUATION REPORT; STRC/OAU JOINT PROJECT J.P.-26; MAJOR CEREALS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; WEST AFRICA; AID 625-11-130-305
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EVALUATION REPORT; STRC/OAU JOINT PROJECT J.P.-26; MAJOR CEREALS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT; WEST AFRICA; AID 625-11-130-305
THE CURRENT BASIS FOR THE MAJOR CEREALS PROJECT OF WEST AFRICA IS PROVIDED BY THE GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN USAID AND THE SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AND RESEARCH COMMISSION (STRC) OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR AFRICAN UNITY (OAU).
LIGHT, IRVING H.|LAM, MAGATTE · 1973
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Abstract
THE PURPOSE OF THE GRANT IS TO ASSIST STRC IN THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COORDINATED RESEARCH, TESTING, AND MULTIPLICATION PROGRAM FOR STAPLE FOOD GRAINS AND TRAINING OF A CADRE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICAN STATES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF IMPROVED VARIETIES OF MAJOR CEREALS HAS PROGRESSED REASONABLY WELL, WITH NOTABLE NEW BREEDING AND DEVELOPMENT IN MAIZE; SIGNIFICANT BUT SLOW PROGRESS IN SORGHUM; AND COMPARATIVELY LESS PROGRESS IN MILLET. SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WAS NOTED IN STIMULATING AND IMPROVING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CEREAL RESEARCH PERSONNEL IN WEST AFRICA. DUE TO DELAYS IN PARTICIPANT TRAINING, THERE WILL BE ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF NIGERIANS TRAINED WHEN THE PROJECT IS TERMINATED AND THEY WILL BE LACKING IN EXPERIENCE. STRENGTHENING THE STRC COORDINATION UNIT IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT. THE EVALUATORS MAKE 12 PROJECT-SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS.
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