INDONESIA - AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

INITIAL EFFORTS WILL BE CONCENTRATED ON FARM COST AND RETURN STUDIES, FARM MANAGEMENT STUDIES (SOME USING SMALL LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODELS), PRICE STUDIES, MARKET ANALYSES, COST/BENEFIT & SOCIAL IMPACT ANALYSES OF ALTERNATIVE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS, AND REGIONAL PLANNING MODELS. DOA"S DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WILL BE IMPROVED BY CENTRALIZING THE FUNCTION INTO ONE BUREAU, CONSTRUCTING A NEW DATA PROCESSING CENTER, INSTALLING A COMPUTER SYSTEM, DEVELOPING APPLICATION PROGRAMS, AND STAFF TRAINING. US UNIVERSITY CONTRACT ADVISORS WILL INCLUDE AN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PLANNING SPECIALIST, A DATA PROCESSING/COMPUTER SPECIALIST, AND SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS. ABOUT 15 PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE GRADUATE TRAINING IN THE US, 15 IN THIRD COUNTRIES, AND 50 IN INDONESIAN INSTITUTIONS IN THE FIELDS OF ECONOMICS AND RELATED BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENTSERVICES. 300 PERSONS WILL RECEIVE SHORT-TERM TRAINING IN INDONESIA IN AGRICULTURAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT THROUGH WORKSHOPS COORDINATED BY THE AGENCY FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION, TRAINING & EXTENSION AND SEVERAL UNIVERSITIES. PROVINCIAL LEVEL PLANNERS WILL ALSO RECEIVE TRAINING. IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AND POLICIES WILL INCREASE INCOME & EMPLOYMENT FOR THE POOR MAJORITY OF FARMERS AND FOR ALL PEOPLE IN RURAL AREAS. DOA"S BUREAU OF PLANNING WILL MANAGE PROJECT. THEY WILL ALSO COORDINATE PLANNING & DATA GATHERING WHICH IS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT DOA AND PROVINCIAL PLANNING UNITS.