Nepal - RAD/RCUP design project : project pape

DESIGN ACTIVITIES WILL PRODUCE STUDIES, DETAILED PLANS, TRAINED PERSONNEL, AND FIELD ACTIVITIES NECESSARY TO BEGIN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN FY79. THE IMPLEMENTING AGENCY, AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS SERVICES CENTER (APROSC) WILL RECEIVE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS TO IMPROVE ITS STAFF CAPABILITY AND TRAINING FACILITIES. SHORT-TERM TRAINING PLANNED FOR APROSC PERSONNEL IS BOTH OBSERVATIONAL AND OPERATIONAL. LIMITED LONG-TERM PARTICIPANT TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO ENHANCE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION IN FY79. OVERALL STRATEGY IN DESIGNING THE TWO PROJECTS WILL BE MUTUALLY SUPPORTIVE, AND APROSC STAFF DEVELOPMENT WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN THE CONTEXT OF DESIGN OF THE PROJECTS. RAD WILL COMBINE ONGOING PROJECT DESIGN REFINEMENT WITH PARTICIPATORY WORKSHOPS INVOLVING GON OFFICIALS AND NEPALESE CITIZENS IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDY AND CONSULTATION PHASE. THE PROJECT BASELINE STUDY WILL BE A KEY COMPONENT OF A PERMANENT ZONE INFORMATION SYSTEM. FOLLOWING DESIGN CONSULTANCIES, A PHASE I FINAL DESIGN WORKSHOP WILL PREPARE THE WAY FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION. RCU WILL COMBINE DETAILED DESIGN PLANNING WITH FOUR TYPES OF TRAINING: OBSERVATIONAL, WORKSHOP, MANAGEMENT, AND OUT-OF-COUNTRY ACADEMIC. TECHNICAL CONSULTANCIES WILL RESULT IN BASELINE STUDIES, FIELD TRIALS, AND SMALL-SCALE ACTION PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE LESSONS OF THE STUDIES AND TRIALS. A PHASE I FINAL DESIGN WORKSHOP WILL ESTABLISH THE STRATEGY FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.