OMVS AGRONOMIC RESEARCH PROJECT

OMVS AGRONOMIC RESEARCH PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED BY UNDP SINCE 1970. EMPHASIS OF PROJECT IS DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATICALLY APPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES. INTENSIVE IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IS INTRODUCED IN MIDDLE AND UPPER VALLEYS. EMPHASIS ON DEMONSTRATION AND EXTENSION OF RESULTS TO FARMERS NEAR 3 EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS. STATIONS ENGAGE IN APPLIED SEED RESEARCH, PRE-EXTENSION, DEVELOPMENT OF PILOT POLDERS. FORAGE CROPPING ALLOWS A BALANCE TO BE REACHED BETWEEN. CEREAL AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION.