UPPER VOLTA SEED MULTIPLICATION

INSTITUTIONAL BASE SERVES AS FOUNDATION ON WHICH MORE ELABOATE SYSTEMS CAN BE BUILT WHEN PERSONNEL/MONEY ARE AVAILABLE. US ASSISTANCE PROVIDES MINIMUM ESSENTIAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT TO 4 MAJOR SEED MULTIPLICATION CENTERS FOR RICE, SORGHUM, MILLET, CORN, PEANUTS. PRIMARY EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO TRAINING PROGRAMS ORGANIZED WITHIN UPPER VOLTA AT EXISTING INSTITUTIONS OR IN OTHER AFRICAN NATIONS. BECAUSE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (ORDS) ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LATER GENERATION SEED MULTIPLICATION, ASSISTANCE PROJECTED TO MEET BASIC REQUIREMENTS IN ADDITION TO TRAINING.