REPORT OF EAST - AFRICAN FOOD CROPS RESEARCH PROJECT

TEAM EXAMINES FEASIBILITY OF COMPONENT SUBPROJECTS/SUBUNITS AND THE CAPABILITY OF THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY"S AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (EEAFRO) TO ADMINISTER THE PROJECT. THE EXPECTED INPUT OF OTHER DONOR AGENCIES IS ALSO CALCUATED. SUBPROJECTS/SUBUNITS ARE REVIEWED WITH RESPOECT TO THEIR BACKGROUND,PAST & PRESENT SITUATIONS,EXPECTED OUTPUTS, REQUIRED INPUTS, AND A DELINEATION OF ANTICIPATED EEAFRO & USAID CONTRIBUTIONS WITH CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS STATED FOR EACH SUBPART. SUBPROJECTS/SUBUNITS THUS TREATED ARE SUBPROJECT A-MAIZE WITH A-I: PROTEIN QUALITY LABORATORY,A-2: BREEDING FOR DISEASE RESISTANCE,AND A-3: CONTINUATION OF BREEDING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; SUBPROJECT B-AGRONOMETEROLOGY (CROPPING SYSTEMS FOR MARGINAL RAINFALL AREAS); SUBPROJECT C-SUGARCANE RESEARCH; AND SUBPROJECT D-PLANT QUARANTINE. TEAM VIEWS PROJECT AS A TOTAL PACKAGE WITH MULTIPLE INTER-RELATIONSHIPS. TEAM JUDGES EEAFRO TO BE HIGHLY CAPABLE AS IMPLEMENTING AGENCY AND STRONGLY RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT.