NATIONAL CEREALS RESEARCH

RESEARCHERS WILL DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO PERMIT OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE OF NEW VARIETIES IN TERMS OF SUSTAINED YIELD AND DISEASE RESISTANCE. RESEARCHERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP PACKAGES OF CULTURAL AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO PERMIT OPTIMUM MAINTENANCE OF FARM PRODUCTIVITY AND ECONOMIC RETURN. EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT CAN BE USED DIRECTLY BY FARMERS, I.E., APPLIED RESEARCH AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL. OPERATIONAL RESEARCH WILL ALSO BE EMPLOYED WHICH INCLUDES THE INTEGRATION OF TECHNOLOGY PERTAINING TO VARIOUS CROPS AND LIVESTOCK INTO SYSTEMS ADAPTED TO THE LOCAL FARM SITUATION. A LIAISON AND TESTING UNIT WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO DESIGN THE METHODOLOGY OF THE FIELD TESTS, COORDINATE THE TESTING PROGRAM, STUDY THE RESULTS, COMMUNICATE THE RESULTS AND OTHER PROBLEMS FACING THE FARMERS TO THE RESEARCHERS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH, AND TRANSLATE RESEARCH RESULTS INTO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXTENSION PERSONNEL. RESEARCH INFORMATIONAL LINKAGES WILL ALSO BE ESTABLISHED BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE COMEROON TO EXCHANGE RESEARCH RESULTS. TWO CAMEROON PARTICIPANTS WILL BE TRAINED AT THE PH D LEVEL, 11 WILL BE TRAINED AT THE M SC LEVEL, AND 3 AT THE B SC LEVEL TO STAFF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE PARTICIPANTS WHO RECEIVE TRAINING, EMPLOYEES OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ORGANIZATIONS, WHO RECEIVE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING, AND MORE THAN 3760 FARMERS WHO WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE FIELD TRIAL/DEMONSTRATIONS. SECONDARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE FARMERS WHO USE SEED AND/OR AGRONOMIC PRACTICES STEMMING FROM THE RESEARCH. PROJECT WILL BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY RESEARCH,A PART OF THE CAMEROONIAN GOVT"S UMBRELLA RESEARCH ORGANIZATION -- THE NATIONAL OFFICE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH.