Sri Lanka programs / Sri Lanka project 383-0049 · 1978–1988 · agriculture · Academy for Educational Development, Inc. (AED)
GRANT PROVIDED TO SRI LANKA'S POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE (PGIA) AND THE FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE AT THE UNIV OF SRI LANKA (FACULTY) TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF PROFESSORS, AS WELL AS EXPAND THE AGRICULTURE FACILITIES, AT THESE INSTITUTIONS. THIS WILL HELP TO DOUBLE THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF INDIGENOUSLY TRAINED B.S. GRADUATES AND TO TRIPLE THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF POSTGRADUATES BY 1985. FIFTY PGIA AND FACULTY STAFF WILL BE TRAINED. TRAINESS INCLUDE PRESENT JUNIOR AND SENIOR STAFF, AS WELL AS NEW RECRUITS. ACADEMIC TRAINING WILL BE CONDUCTED IN THE US FOR TWO YEARS LEADING TO A PH.D, AT WHICH TIME TRAINEES WILL PROPOSE RESEARCH RELEVANT TO SRI LANKA TO BE CONDUCTED IN SRI LANKA UNDER EXPERT SUPERVISION. AFTER RESEARCH IS COMPLETED, TRAINEES WILL RETURN TO THE US TO COMPLETE COURSEWORK AND DEFEND A THESIS. WHEN PH.D. STUDIES ARE COMPLETED, THESE TRAINEES WILL COMPOSE THE NEW CORE STAFF UPON WHICH THE NUMBER OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS IN PGIA AND FACULTY WILL BE INCREASED. THE SIX MAJOR DEPARTMENTS IN THE UNDERGRADUATE B.S.C. DEGREE AND THE POSTGRADUATE BOARDS OF STUDY AT PGIA WILL BE: CROP SCIENCE, AGRICULTURAL BIOLOGY, AGRICULTURE CHEMISTRY, AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAD-083-B1 (1978). The source's own text.
Operated in: Sri Lanka.
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Evaluation studies and evaluation-type documents linked to this program.
| Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural education development project, Sri Lanka : report of project evaluation | 1982 | Linked evaluation |
| Agricultural education development | 1983 | Evaluation-type document |
| Final evaluation : agricultural education development (project no. 383-0049) | 1987 | Linked evaluation |
Showing 3 of 4 evaluations.
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy for Educational Development, Inc. (AED) | implementer | 1980 to 1986 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| Consortium for International Agricultural Education Development | implementer | 1980 to 1986 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
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Operated in Sri Lanka, 1978 to 1988 12 sources
Scope: country: Sri Lanka. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/ASIA-C-1397 |
| Type |
|---|
| implementer |
| 1980 to 1982 |
| Stated in a document |
| 2 sources |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | implementer | 1980 to 1982 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Pennsylvania State University | implementer | 1980 to 1982 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka. Ministry of Finance and Planning | lead ministry | 1982 | Likely, not confirmed | 1 source |
| 1980 to 1986 |
| Stated in a document |
| 5 sources |
| PDC-0085-I-6095 (idiq, fiscal year not recorded) | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Sri Lanka | 1980 to 1987 | Stated in a document | 5 sources |
| USAID. Mission to Sri Lanka | 1978 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 1978 to 1988 | Stated in a document | 12 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 58%; Higher education, universities and scholarships 20%; Basic education (early childhood, primary, secondary, literacy, teachers) 6%
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