TECH SERVICES/FEASIBILITY STUDIES IT

THE FOLLOWING STUDIES WILL BE PREPARED: 1)TRANSPORTATION SECTOR STUDY, 2)AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT,AND 3)HEALTH SECTOR ASSESSMENT. COMPLETED STUDIES WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY AND PREPARE TRANSPORATION,AGRICULTURE,AND HEALTH SERVICES PROJECTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FUTURE. IN ADDITION,TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WILL BE PROVIDED FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROJECT PAPERS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS: POULTRY PRODUCTION,RURAL WATER DELIVERY,AGRICULTURAL CREDIT,AND SOIL SURVEY/LAND CLASSIFICATION. ASSISTANCE IS LARGELY AN EXTENSION OF 1975 GRANT TO SARG. FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT ACCELERATED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FUTURE AID PROGRAM. FUNDS WILL ALSO BE USED TO STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS CONCERNED WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF AID PROGRAMS. IN FY 1979, FUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED FOR NEW PROJECTS IN THE AREAS OF AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH SERVICES AND CONTINUANCE OF AN OLDER ONE IN TRANSPORTATION (NOT COMPLETELY FUNDED BY THE FY 1975 GRANT). AGRICULTURE SECTOR ASSESSMENT HAS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY. THE ASSESSMENT WILL STUDY THE EFFECTS MORE FULLY OF UTILIZING THE PRIVATE SECTOR AS THE PRIME VEHICLE FOR INCREASING FOOD PRODUCTION. THE HEALTH SECTOR ASSESSMENT,THE FIRST OF ITS KIND,IS NECESSARY BEFORE ADEQUATE PLANNING,PROJECT DEVELOPMENT,AND PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION CAN BEGIN. SPECIAL PROJECT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WILL BE REQUIRED TO DESIGN SPECIFIC PROJECTS IN THE AREAS OF POULTRY PRODUCTION, RURAL WATER DELIVERY, AGRICULTURAL CREDIT, AND SOIL SURVEY/LAND CLASSIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED IN THE FUTURE. THE FY 1979 GRANT, HOWEVER, CONTAINS PROVISION FOR CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER SARG AGENCIES AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNMENTS.