RICE RESEARCH

THE NRRA IS BEING ESTABLSHD THROUGH GOE PROVISION OF OFFICE SPACE & ADMIN OFFICIALS; ITS PURPOSE IS TO CONDUCT RICE RESRCH AND RICE PRODUCTION & PROCESSING IMPRVMNT PROGRAMS. NRRC WILL SELECT 20-30 AGR TECHNICIANS/SCIENTISTS FROM VARIOUS MINISTRIES & DEPTS TO SERVE AS COUNTERPARTS TO GRANT-FUNDED CONTRACT SPECIALISTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEVERAL RESEARCH & TRNG ACTIVITIES. ACTIVITIES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. PRODUCTION RESEARCH: SPECIALIST/COUNTERPART TEAM WILL DESIGN & CONDUCT A RESRCH PROG TO IDENTIFY CONSTRAINTS TO RICE PRODUCTION. THEY WILL RESEARCH VARIETAL IMPRVMNT, SOIL & WATER MGMT, AGRONOMY, PEST CONTROL, AND THE STATISTICS & ECONOMICS OF RICE PRODCTN. GRANT PROVIDES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LABS, OFFICES, WORKSHOPS & HOUSING AND ADDITIONAL EQPMNT FOR THE 2 RESRCH SITES. EXTENSION TRAINING: ASSISTED BY A RICE PRODCTN TRNG SPECIALIST, CNTRPRTS (RICE PRODCTN EXTENSION SPECIALISTS-RPES) WILL CONDUCT ON-FARM DEMOS OF RICE PRODCTN TECHNIQUES IN 6 RICE-GROWING GOVERNATES. TRAINED RPES WILL RETURN TO GOVERNATES TO PROVIDE EXTEN TRNG TO FARMERS & RICE EXTEN WORKERS. GRANT PROVIDES CONSTRCTN OF AN OFFICE/TRNG BLDG & EQPMNT. 3.MECHANIZATION RESEARCH: AN ENGINEERING DESIGN SPEC & CONSULTANTS WILL ASSIST CNTRPRTS IN THE DESIGN & EVAL OF NEW AGR MACHINERY FOR EGYPTIAN RICE PRODCTN. 4. SEED PRODUCTION & PROCESSING: CNTRPRTS WILL BE TRAINED AS SEED FARM MANAGERS, FARM EQPMNT OPERATORS & MECHANICS AT THE SAKHA SEED FARM. SUPPLIES OF IMPROVED VARIETIES OF SEED CULTIVATED AT THE FARM WILL BE SOLD TO CONTRACT FARMERS FOR FURTHER MULTIPLICATION & SALE TO RICE-GROWING FARMERS. GRANT PROVIDES FOR CONSTRCTN OF SEED PROCSSNG PLANT & STORAGE FACILS, AND FIELD & PROCSSNG EQPMNT. 5. MILLING & PROCESSING: MILLING SPEC & CONSLTNTS WILL TRAIN CNTRPRTS TO RESRCH THE DESIGN, OPERATN & MGMT OF RICE MILLING & PROCSSNG FACILS. SOME OF THESE TRND CNTRPRTS WILL, IN TURN, TRAIN MILL GMRS, OPERATORS & MAINT PRSNNL. GRANT PROVIDES LAB, STORAGE, HNDLNG & PROCSSNG EQPMNT. SHRT-TRM OR MA TRNG WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE TO CNTRPRTS. THIS SECOND AMENDMENT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL A.I.D. GRANT FUNDING AND IT WILL EXTEND THE PROJECT AGREEMENT COMPLETION DATE FROM 9/1/82 TO 9/1/85. PROJECT OUTPUTS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.