Global programs / Global project 931-5820 · 1978–1981 · agriculture
Departmental Paper 49 A.I.D.'s Benchmark Soils Project (BSP) was developed to help developing tropical countries improve basic food crop production through a soil classifcation system and the transfer of successful agrotechnology. The papers in this compilation were presented at the Workshop on Experimental Designs for Predicting Crop Productivity with Environmental and Economic Inputs, held May 20-24, 1974 at the University of Hawaii and are arranged in three categories. The first section explains BSP's objectives and its use of the U.S. Soil Taxonomy System to classify the soils tested in BSP experiments. This section also details the methodology of BSP experiments describing site and crop selection procedures and the stable and variable factors affecting soil and climate. The main objectives of the experiments were to prove the transferability of crops raised in similar soils and to develop a universal equation describing yield response for any one soil given appropriate variables. Papers in the second section describe approaches to, and results from, BSP field experiments. It was suggested that those proposing BSP fertility experiments should both determine: the country soil
Source: DEC abstract, PN-AAJ-558 (1981). The source's own text.
Operated in: Latin America, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Philippines, Indonesia.
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| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hawaii at Manoa. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Dept. of Agronomy and Soil Science | implementer | 1978 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources | implementer | 1981 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| AID/TA-C-1108 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1978 to 1981 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
| University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez. College of Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Agronomy and Soils and Crop Protection |
| implementer |
| 1978 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| AID/TA-C-1158 (contract, fiscal year not recorded) | 1978 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Development Support. Ofc. of Agriculture | 1978 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Assistance | 1978 to 1981 | Stated in a document | 3 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Agriculture: research, extension, training, technology 77%; Agriculture: crop production, inputs, pests, irrigation 14%; Good governance 2%
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Program key prj:9315820