RURAL MANAGER TRAINING PROGRAM

EVALUATION IS BASED ON A REVIEW OF PROJECT DOCUMENTS; CONSULTATIONS WITH AITEC, CONTRACTOR FOR THE PROJECT, AND WITH THE AID PROJECT OFFICER; AND DDF PROGRESS REPORTS. IN 3/79, AN ADDITIONAL $60,000 WAS GRANTED TO DDF TO CONTINUE SUPPORT OF PAMPHLET PUBLICATION, EXTEND AITEC"S CONTRACT FOR AN ADDITIONAL YEAR, AND AMPLIFY THE TRAINING PROGRAM BY INTEGRATING THE ENTIRE DDF FIELD TEAM. WHAT DELAYS THERE HAVE BEEN IN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION HAVE BEEN CAUSED MAINLY BY CLIMACTIC AND ROAD CONDITIONS. PROJECT IS BASICALLY ON TARGET AND ALL OBJECTIVES SHOULD BE ACHIEVED BY 1/80. TO DATE, THE METHODOLOGY FOR THE TRAINING COURSES HAS BEEN COMPLETELY DESIGNED. 70% (21 OF 30) OF THE PLANNED TRAINING PAMPHLETS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED (40% IN FINAL FORM) AND ARE BEING USED IN TRAINING COURSES. ALL 35 DDF FIELD PERSONNEL ARE RECEIVING CONTINUOUS TRAINING, AND HAVE GIVEN 623 COURSES TO 81 SMALL FARMER GROUPS COMPRISING A TOTAL OF 1,620 SMALL FARMERS IN SUCH AREAS AS BOOKKEEPING, MARKETING, CREDIT, ORGANIZATION, AND MANAGEMENT. AT THE PRESENT TIME, NO ARTESAN GROUPS ARE BEING TRAINED DUE TO IMPLEMENTATION PROBLEMS. A POSSIBLE UNPLANNED EFFECT OF THE PROJECT IS THAT GROWTH IN KNOWLEDGE BY DDF PERSONNEL MAY INDUCE THESE PERSONNEL TO CHANGE JOBS UNLESS OTHERWISE MOTIVATED. SO FAR, HOWEVER, THIS INCREASED KNOWLEDGE HAS GONE TO THE BENEFIT OF THE TRAINING PROGRAM.