USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF AGRICULTURE
PASA WITH US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) AND NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE AGENCY (NASA) PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (TA) TO DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (DR), NICARAGUA AND COSTA RICA TO HELP THESE COUNTRIES ADAPT USDA AND NASA DATA ANALYSIS METHODS TO AGRICULTURAL PLANNING.
1975
Abstract
PROJECT ASSISTS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES TO ANALYZE AGRICULTURAL/RURAL PROGRAMS IN TERMS OF THEIR SOCIO-ECON GOALS. PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE: 1. COMPILING RESOURCE INVENTORY BASED UPON EARTH RESOURCES TECHNOLOGY SATELLITE (ERTS) IMAGERY AND TAPES MERGED WITH SOIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION. RESOURCES ARE DIVIDED INTO HOMOGENEOUS UNITS THAT ARE SIMILAR WITH RESPECT TO SOIL, SLOPE, EROSION, CLIMATE, WATER RESOURCES, TYPE OF FARMING, PRODUCTIVITY, PROBLEMS AND DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALS. 2. ESTIMATING CROP OPTIONS FOR EACH RESOURCE UNIT ACCORDING TO VARIOUS LEVELS OF TECHNOLOGY AND NOTING INSTITUTIONAL RESTRAINTS IN COUNTRIES. 3. INSTITUTING DATA MGMT AND ANALYTICAL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF EVAL RESOURCE/PRODUCTION POTENTIAL OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY. 4. DEVELOPING IN-COUNTRY CAPABILITY TO CONSTRUCT AND USE THIS SYSTEM. AID PROVIDES LEADERSHIP STAFF INCLUDING TECHNICIANS AND CONSULTANTS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, SOIL AND PLANT SCIENCE; AND CONSULTANTS ON HYDROLOGY, CLIMATOLOGY; SECRETARIAL AND CLERICAL SERVICE; ALSO FIELD STAFF IN AGR ECONOMICS WITH SECY/CLER ASSISTANCE; SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL, RENT, PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS, SUPPLIES, MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, ERTS, TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS, PROGRAMMING, COMPUTER, CONTINGENCIES, MOVING COSTS. USAID ALSO FINANCES ACADEMIC TRNG INVOLVED WHILE COLLABORATING HOST COUNTRY AGENCIES ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO ASSURE LOCAL INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE SYSTEM BY END OF ACTIVITY. HOST COUNTRY SUPPLIES COUNTERPARTS TO WORK WITH ACTIVITY TEAM. FUNDING FOR LAST 2 YEARS OF PROJECT DEPENDS ON EVALUATION OF FIRST 2 YEARS.
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