POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS

PROJECT CONSISTS OF CONTRACTS WITH 3 US UNIVERSITIES TO RESEARCH THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ELEMENTS (ESPECIALLY THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN AGRICULTURE) ON THE INCOME DISTRIBUTION OF RURAL PEOPLE AND ON THE ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS. IN SPITE OF KEY PERSONNEL CHANGES IN PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES, THE PROJECTS ARE GENERALLY ON SCHEDULE. PROGRESS TOWARDS FULFULLING OBJECTIVES I-VI (PRODUCTION SYSTEMS; TIME USE; PARTICIPATION IN LABOR MARKETS; FARM INCOME; BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION OF LANDLESS IN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS; CONSTRAINTS TO ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUTPUT, INCOME, AND EMPLOYMENT) IS COMMENDABLE. OBJECTIVES VII AND VIII (MODELS ANALYZING AGGREGATE IMPACT OF TRADE, TAXATION AND DOMESTIC AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; POLICY AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF RURAL POOR) STILL AWAIT TREATMENT BY PURDUE AND CORNELL. WORK PLANNED AND TENTATIVE RESULTS APPEAR TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH ORIGINAL OBJECTIVES AND THE PROSPECTS FOR ACHIEVING THE PURPOSE OF PROJECT BY 12/78 ARE GOOD.