Burundi programs / Burundi project 695-0101 · 1979–1989 · agriculture
Grant is provided to the Government of Burundi (GRB) to provide small farmers of the tea production zones with improved seed varieties for basic food crops and to demonstrate improved cultivation techniques. The Directorate of Agronomy of the Ministry of Agriculture will implement the project with USAID technical assistance. A 300 ha seed farm will be constructed in Kajondi. Mechanical equipment will be supplied for land preparation, seeding, fertilizer/pesticide application, seed threshing, processing, and packaging. GRB personnel will be trained in seed production techniques and will staff the seed farm. One GRB senior technician will receive long-term U.S. academic training to earn a B.S. degree in agronomic engineering. Two seed technicians will attend short-term seed production courses in the United States. Technicians will also attend courses in Third Countries including wheat/maize production courses in Mexico; a root crop/legume crop production course at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture; seed production and farm-machinery maintenance courses in Francophone Africa; and observation/training tours in Kenya. The seed farm will annually produce the followi
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAG-684-A1 (1979). The source's own text.
Operated in: Burundi.
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| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Basic food crops; interim evaluation | 1982 | Linked evaluation |
| Basic food crops | 1982 | Evaluation-type document |
| Basic food crops project (695-0101) : evaluation | 1984 | Linked evaluation |
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Operated in Burundi, 1979 to 1989 7 sources
Scope: country: Burundi. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 to 1989 |
| Stated in a document |
| 6 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 1979 to 1989 | Stated in a document | 7 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 67%; Civil society 6%; Good governance 6%
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Program key prj:6950101