Uganda programs / Uganda project 617-0023 · 1968–1971 · agriculture
CONTRACTED WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (WVU) TO PROVIDE STAFF AND SOME EQUIPMENT TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AT BUKALASA AND ARAPAI AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND AT VETERINARY TRAINING INSTITUTE. DEC abstract (PD-AAA-828-B1)
Key prj:6170023
12 facts shown; 0 unconfirmed links; 0 support mechanisms (not programs); 6 documents cite this program.
The one-paragraph answer: years, implementer, funder and purpose, each from document metadata.
CONTRACTED WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (WVU) TO PROVIDE STAFF AND SOME EQUIPMENT TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION AT BUKALASA AND ARAPAI AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES AND AT VETERINARY TRAINING INSTITUTE. THESE SCHOOLS TRAIN ADMINISTRATORS AND FIELD WORKERS FOR UGANDA'S AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROGRAM. WVU FILLED 14 REGULAR TEACHING POSITIONS AND HELPED IN CURRICULAR REFORM AT THE 3 SCHOOLS, WHILE COUNTERPARTS WERE TRAINED IN US AND UGANDA. AT THE END OF THE PROJECT, TEACHING STAFFS HAD INCREASED FROM 21 TO 55 TOTAL, AND 51 OF THESE INSTRUCTORS WERE UGANDAN. ENROLLMENT GREW FROM 109 TO 519, AND ANNUAL GRADUATES INCREASED CORRESPONDINGLY. USAID AND THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA PROVIDED FUNDS FOR THE EXPANSION OF CLASSROOMS, LABS, LIBRARY FACILITIES, AND HOUSING TO HANDLE THE ENLARGED ENROLLMENT. COURSES WERE OFFERED IN FARM MANAGEMENT, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS, EXTENSION METHODS, VETERINARY MEDICINE, AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY, AND DAIRY SCIENCE. PRACTICAL TRAINING WAS EMPHASIZED THROUGHOUT. CHANGES WERE MADE IN SUBJECT MATTER EMPHASIS, AND COURSES WERE ARRANGED SEQUENTIALLY. ARAPAI BEGAN TO SPECIALIZE IN AGRICULTURAL MECHANIZATION, WHILE BUKALASA DEVELOPED HOME ECONOMICS FOR WOMEN. TH
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAA-828-B1 (1968). This is the source's own text, not a cited summary of the documents.
Operated in: Uganda.
Districts, regions and facilities the program's own documents name, with what the document says it did there. Source: sentences in the program's documents
not in the map yet: no district, region or facility is named for this program yet; only Malawi and Guatemala have place data so far
No district, region or facility is named in this program's documents yet. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far. Towns and natural features are not drawn.
Countries where this program operated, set by the countries its documents name most often. Countries only tagged on documents are listed apart. Source: document tags, scope rule
Operated in Uganda, 1968 to 1971 6 sources
Scope: country: Uganda. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate. Source: award and document years
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from design document year; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
Who started the program, and which administration it began under. Timing only; it does not say who started it. Source: initiative records, start year
Organizations that ran this program, from award records and document authors. Prime and sub roles are not split yet. Source: award and document records
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia University. Ofc. of International Programs | implementer Named as an institutional author on documents; whether prime, sub or consortium member is not recorded. | 1968 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 1 source |
None recorded. Evaluation studies linked to this program are listed under Evaluations and lessons.
Identifiers of the awards and the organizations that funded it. Amounts are under Money. Source: award records
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/AFR-297 (award, fiscal year not recorded) | 1968 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 1 source |
Basis: read from a record field
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Uganda | 1968 | Stated in a document |
Labels on the program's documents, not a description of what the program did. Source: DEC document tags
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 78%; Higher education, universities and scholarships 14%; Agriculture: agribusiness, processing, marketing, agricultural finance 4%
DEC topic and subject tags. They describe the documents, not what the program was. Each tag opens its evidence in the drawer.
Programs worth reading next, by topic, implementer, country and years. Similar by facets (topic, implementer, country, years) and, when available, description. It says the programs look alike, not how they are related in time. Source: catalog facets
Looking for similar programs.
Studies that assessed this program, and the lessons taken from them. Source: linked evaluation documents
| Title | Year | Document | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | 1969 | PD-AAA-828-D1 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
| AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | 1970 | PD-AAA-828-F1 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
| AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION | 1971 | PD-AAA-828-G1 | evaluation-stage document (eval other, weak classifier) |
Not recorded yet: support mechanisms, money rows. A missing record is not a finding. USAspending records start in FY2007; earlier obligations are missing, not zero.
Every document that cites this program, grouped by a stage label from a weak classifier. Source: document library
None recorded for this program. A counterpart appears only when a document names the government body and its role.
| 1 source |
| USAID. Mission to Uganda | 1968 to 1971 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 1968 to 1971 | Stated in a document read from a record field | 6 sources |