VILLAGE LEVEL FOOD PROCESSING (7/11/78)

EVALUATION WAS COMPILED THROUGH A MEETING WITH USAID, PROJECT, AND GOVT OF PAKISTAN OFFICIALS AS WELL AS A REVIEW OF SUB CONTRACTOR DRAFT REPORTS. ALTHOUGH IMPLEMENTATION IS PROCEEDING ACCORDING TO PROJECT DESIGN, PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ENCOUNTERED CONCERNING THE GUIDANCE AND SUPERVISION PROVIDED TO THE SUB CONTRACTORS BY THE DENVER RESEARCH INSTITUTE. THE GOVT OF PAKISTAN"S APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (AIDO) NOTIFIED THE DENVER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (DRI) OF ITS DEFICIENCIES. DRI HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO FILL THE POSITION OF PROGRAM LEADER, TO IMPROVE IN-COUNTRY COORDINATION, AND TO PUT ITS REPORTS INTO A FORM CONSISTENT WITH THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. GOVT OF PAKISTAN INTEREST AND ENTHUSIASM HAVE BEEN HIGH, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF VILLAGE LEVEL SUGAR PROCESSING. SUGAR PROCESSING APPEARS TO OFFER CONSIDERABLE POTENTIAL WITH RICE BRAN AND OILSEED PROCESSING AT THE VILLAGE LEVEL QUESTIONABLE. HOWEVER, FINAL DECISION MUST AWAIT ADDITIONAL WORK BY THE CONTRACTOR TO COMPLETE PHASES I AND II.