SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTORS

EVALUATION, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN AN AGRICULTURAL SECTOR REPORT, COVERS THE PERIOD 10/1/77 TO 3/31/79 AND IS BASED ON PROJECT FILES AND FINANCIAL RECORDS; INTERVIEWS WITH PROJECT PERSONNEL; AND VISITS TO IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES AND PROJECT SITES. A TOTAL OF 11 PROJECTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN, AT A TOTAL COST OF $23,928. THESE WERE SMALL PROJECTS, RANGING FROM $500 TO $3,000, TO HELP A SPECIFIC RURAL COMMUNITY OF POOR FARMERS EITHER TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME OR TO PRODUCE FOOD FOR INTERNAL CONSUMPTION. OF THESE PROJECTS, TEN WERE SUCCESSFUL, WHILE ONE WAS A FAILURE BECAUSE IT WAS ECONOMICALLY UNFEASIBLE. THREE SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ARE STILL ONGOING. USAID IS PROPERLY ADMINISTERING AND MONITORING THE PROJECTS.