USAID. BUR. FOR LATIN AMERICA. REGIONAL OFC. FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN PROGRAMS (ROCAP)
FORMERLY PROJECT 598-15-995-476, BEGAN IN 1963 UNDER A WORLDWIDE CONTRACT WITH NORTH CAROLINA ST.
1970
Abstract
UNIV. ORIGINAL PROJECT,TERMINATED, JAN., 1970, WAS REPLACED BY 2 NEW PROJECTS WITH NCSU INITIATED WITH A SIX-MONTH OVERLAP BETWEEN THE OLD AND THE NEW. THIS PROJECT, A CONTINUATION OF THE OLD PROJECT WHICH IS REGIONAL IN SCOPE, IS ADMINISTEDED BY THE LATIN AMERICA BUREAU, AND IS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP COMPETENCE IN THE EVALUATION OF SOIL FERTILITY PROBLEMS THROUGH LABORATORY SOILS ANALYSIS AND FERTILIZER UTILIZATION TRIALS. A STRONG OUTREACH EFFORT IS EMPHASIZED TO CONDUCT FERTILIZER UTILIZATION TRIALS AND DEMONSTRATIONS ON SMALL FARM FIELDS. INFORMATION IS DISSEMINATED TO SMALL FARMERS TO REDUCE FERTILIZ RISKS.
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