FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT AID 211(D) GRANT/CSD 2824 TO IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY DEPT OF ECONOMICS 1970-1976 TO STRENGTHEN COMPETENCE IN THE ECONOMICS OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT FOR LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

STAFF SUPPORT SERVICES HAVE BEEN STRENGTHENED BY DIRECT INVOLVEMENT OF SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS OF THE LESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 50% OF THE STAFF NOW HAS OVERSEAS EXPERIENCE IN 40 DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. 35 GRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHERS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROJECT. LINKAGES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED WITH COOPERATING ENTITIES OF OTHER NATIONS AND PRIORITY RESEARCH PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. 45 DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DISSERTATIONS AND PAPERS WERE COMPLETED WITH 6 MORE NEARING COMPLETION. 18 COURSES ARE CURRENTLY OFFERED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED TOPICS, INSTRUCTED BY SENIOR PROFESSIONALS WITH CONSIDERABLE OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE. GRANT WAS TERMINATED ON 9/30/76. DURING THE FINAL REPORTING PERIOD RESEARCH PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PROBLEMS: 1) OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND FARM PLAN ADJUSTMENTS FOR SMALL FARMS IN ETHIOPIAN AGRICULTURE; 2) ADOPTION OF TECHNOLOGIES APPROPRIATE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN PERU; 3) EVALUATION OF WATER RESOURCE DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN GUYANA; 4) DISTRIBUTION OF FISCAL INCIDENCE BY INCOME GROUPS AND ECONOMIC SECTORS IN SRI LANKA; 5) ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHEAT SUBSECTOR IN JORDAN; 6) ESTIMATION OF THE DEMAND FOR MEAT IN IRAN; AND 7) ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL CREDIT SYSTEM IN GHANA.