USAID. MISSION TO NEPAL
FOOD SHORTAGE IS MOST SEVERE IN THE HILL COUNTRY, WHICH IS ISOLATED FROM LOWLAND SUPPLY BY TRANSPORTATION COSTS AND MARKET PRICE STRUCTURES.
1975
Abstract
TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED THROUGH A THREE-FOLD APPROACH: CREATION, DISSEMINATION, ADOPTION. SEVEN RESEARCH FARMS/STATIONS ARE PROPOSED, AS WELL AS REGIONAL MULTIPURPOSE STATIONS. THE CROP RESEARCH DIVISION OF MFAI CONDUCTS RESEARCH PROGRAMS, DEMONSTRATIONS IN FARMERS" FIELDS. SEED PRODUCTION IMPROVED AND INCREASED, WITH BETTER QUALITY CONTROL, AND A PROCESSING PLANT BUILT. REGIONAL DIRECTORS PROVIDE INFORMATION, SEED DISTRIBUTION, AND FACILITATE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY TO FARMERS.
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