EXAMINATION OF AID-finANCED LIVESTOCK ACTIVITIES IN MALI

PROJS STUDIED, SURVEYED,IMPROVED & EXPANDED BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTN & MARKETING,AS WELL AS CONSTRUCTED,EQUIPPED,& RAN THE CENTRAL VETERINARY LAB (CVL). EVALUATN BASED ON IN-DEPTH AUDIT OF FILES,& INTERVIEWS WITH PERSONNEL. PROJS HAVE PROCEEDED SLOWLY & THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALI (GRM) HAS NOT MAINTAINED RECORDS OF THEIR EVALUATNION OF THE PROJECTS,CURRENT STATUS OF LOAN DISBURSEMENT,INTEREST PAYMENTS,OR PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS. GREATEST HANDICAPS TO IMPLEMENTATN HAVE BEEN NEBULOUS WORDING IN CONTRACTS AS TO WHAT & HOW AID WAS TO BE PROVIDED,THE BUREAUCRATIC INEFFICIENCY OF GRM,& AID/W DELAYS IN FILLING APPROVED PERSONNEL POSITNS. THE CVL,A PLACE TO PRODUCE & IMPROVE LIVESTOCK VACCINES,WAS BEGUN IN 1963 BUT PHYSICAL FACILITIES WERE STILL UNCOMPLETED BY 1974. INITIAL CVL EQUIPMENT WAS FAULTY,INSUFFICIENT &/OR IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE CVL LACKED A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF TRAINED PERSONNEL & HAD NO TRAINING PLANS. RECOMMENDATNS WERE TO HOLD THE COUNTY DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (CDO) AT BANAKO & GRM RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING CVL"S: EXPATRIOT STAFFING BEYOND THE PROJECT,FY 1976 IN-DEPTH EVALUATN,PROJECT DESCRIPTN,WORK PLANS & BUDGET. VARIOUS PROGRAM & MANAGEMENT SERVICE BUREAU OFFICES WERE TO FORWARD CVL"S STATEMENTS,AUTHORIZATNS,ETC AS APPLICABLE TO THE CDO/BANAKO. LIVESTOCK I & II PROJECTS WERE BEING GIVEN ADEQUATE ATTENTNS TO DEVELOP & PLAN THEIR IMPLEMENTATNS. LIVESTOCK PROJECT MANAGER & LIVESTOCK OFFICER POSITNS HAD NOT BEEN FILLED AFTER A YR"S DELAY. ANNUAL REPORT PREPARED BY THE PROJECT MANAGER HAD ASSISTED IN IDENTIFYING PROGRESS & PROBLEMS BUT HAD NOT MET PROP EXPECTATNS. THE LIVESTOCK SURVEY RESULTED IN THE RECOMMENDATN THAT AN ANTHROPOLOGIST BE ASSIGNED TO GRM TOSTUDY THE DIFFERENT WAYS IN WHICH LAND WAS USED,ESPECIALLY FOR GRAZING & MIGRATN.