PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THE SELF-EVALUATION BY THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AID MISSION TO PERU

OF THE THREE INSTITUTIONS, UNA HAS ADVANCED FURTHEST TOWARD THE INSTITUTIONAL GOALS IT SET FOR ITSELF. THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS AUTONOMOUS, ITS LEADERS AND STAFF HAVE HAD A CLEAR IDEA OF THE DEVELOPMENT GOALS THEY WISHED TO REACH, AND DURING THE FORMATIVE YEARS THEY WERE ABLE TO ASSEMBLE THE RESOURCES TO DO THE JOB. THE DGIA IS LESS ADVANCED IN INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAN THE UNA. THE BASIC PROBLEM IS THAT THE DGIA HAS TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LARGE DECENTRALIZED NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. THE DGPA IS THE LARGEST OF THE THREE INSTITUTIONS AND HAS DIVERSE RESPONSIBILITIES. ITS INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT LESS THAN IN THE DGIA AND UNA. THE EVALUATORS MADE RECOMMENDATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TEXT INCLUDING: (1)THE PRESENT COLLABORATION IN NATIONAL FOOD COMMODITY PROGRAMS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AS A MEDIUM FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE CARRIED FORWARD IN A WAY THAT FULLY RECOGNIZES THE STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT OF EACH PROJECT; AND (2)LINKAGES BETWEEN REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE DGIA, DGPA, AND UNA SHOULD BE FOSTERED.