Senegal programs / Senegal project 685-0957 · 1987–1989 · Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research
Production Systems Research (PSR), which focuses on farm-level systems, has become popular throughout West Africa during the past 10 years. This paper traces the development of PSR in Senegal where it was pioneered, emphasizing institutional rather than methodological issues. Events leading to the creation of a separate PSR Department within the Senegal Agricultural Research Institute (ISRA) are described. The paper then explains in detail a PSR program launched by the Department in the Djibelor (Lower Casamance) region. The report draws lessons from the Senegal experience in the following areas: (1) links between production systems and commodity and subject matter programs; (2) research-extension; and (3) budgeting, personnel, and training. The major lesson is that ISRA may have been overly ambitious in creating a separate PSR Department with the same standing as the older research departments. Non-researchers rejected the legitimacy of the PSR Department's role in programming and evaluation, believing it represented a threat to their autonomy. Creation of the Department also accentuated ISRA's budgetary stress. Other problems included: (1) ISRA's insufficient capacity to t
Source: DEC abstract, PN-ABC-161 (1988). The source's own text.
Operated in: Senegal. 1 other country is only tagged on documents.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegalese Institute of Agricultural Research | implementer | 1988 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| Michigan State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics | implementer | 1988 | Stated in a document | 6 sources |
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Operated in Senegal, 1988 to 1989 8 sources
Scope: country: Senegal. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| implementer |
| 1987 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) | implementer | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 1987 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 685-0957-C-8004 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1988 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
| 685-0957-C-6128 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1987 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| 685-0957-G-8272 (grant, fiscal year not recorded) | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Senegal | 1987 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 8 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 1987 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 9 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture, subsector not specified 30%; Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 25%; Agriculture: policy, land tenure and land reform 12%
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