ONATOUR

Grant is provided to the Government of Burundi to increase the availability and acceptability of peat as an alternative energy source and to strengthen the institutional capacity of the National Office for Peat (ONATOUR) to carry out peat development programs. ONATOUR, a parastatal organization, will implement the project, a follow-on project to 698041009, with AID-funded technical assistance. ONATOUR's institutional capability will be upgraded by on-the-job training of indigenous staff members in peat analysis, drainage and reclamation, mechanics, management, accounting, and marketing. Specialized technical, financial, and marketing training will take place in other African countries and in the United States and Ireland. Six bog managers will be trained to organize machinery use and production, direct peat cutting and drainage work, supervise drying and storage, and handle on-site peat sales. Four to eight mechanics will be trained to maintain macerating machines. Two accountants, two marketing specialists, four to six field surveyors, two to four laboratory technicians, and a general engineer will be trained. Four division chiefs in production, marketing, finance, and administ

Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAI-473-B1 (1980). The source's own text.