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STATUS REPORT

on the Regional Services

to the U.S. Agen cy for

International Development

Missions in Latin America

'July 1, 1969 - December 31, 1969

Re-fereWcA.I.D 0 C-

. ,rf, TW-ENTY EtGHTH STATUS REPORT

ON THE REGIONAL SERVICES OF THE

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MISSIONS IN LATIN AMERICA

CONTENTS

Page

REGIONAL SERVICES TO THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS ­...... i

PROJECT No. 2 ...... 1

A . Training ...... 1

1. Graduate School ...... 1 Z. International courses and other activities ...... 1

B . Consultation ...... 2

C. Research ...... 3

D. Publications ...... 6

List of Personnel Changes ...... 8

Resume of Action Circulars ...... 8

AppendixA - Aid Contract Staff ...... 9 Appendix B - Advance Training ...... o ...... 10 Appendix C - Financial Statement ...... 11 REGIONAL SERVICES TO THE UNITED STATES

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MISSIONS

This report covers the activities of the project provided for under the AID/IICA Contract during te period July 1, 1969 to December 31,

1969. PROJECT No. 2

RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

A. TRAINING

1. Graduate School

During July-September, 1969, the following course was offered: Field

Work in Resources Inventory, by the staff. In this course, an inventory

and evaluation of the Natural and Human Resources in the counties of Ate­

nas, Esparta, Grotina and San Mateo in Costa Rica were done. Olman

Augustin Rodrfguez (Hydrologist) and Mario Fernandez (Geologist), also

participated in this course as consultants.

During October-December, 1969, the following courses were offered:

Resources Evaluation, by Dr. C. V. Plath, UNDP Agricultural Economist

assigned to the Project, with the collaboration of Dr. J. A. Aguirre,

Agricultural Economist of the Rural Development Department.

Cartography, by Sandy Bustamante.

Photointerpretation and Photogrammetry, by personnel of the Inter-

American Center of Photointerpretation (CLAF), of Bogot6, Colombia.

Number of students advised by staff members:

As major Advisor As member of committee

Senior Rural Sociologist 2 10

Senior Ecoloigt 4 13

Junior Pedologist 1 15

2. International courses and other activities

27-31 October, 1969 - The Senior Ecologist organized and taught

the first national course of Ecologic Zonation 2

in Panama at the request of the Regional Office

for the Northern Zone of IICA and the Ministry of

Agriculture of Panama with the participation of

12 national specialists,

15-16 August, 1969 - The ecologist lectured a group of students of the

Organization of Tropical Studies, in Cerro de la

Muerte, Costa Rtica, on the "A-nalyais of Tropi­

cal Vegetation"; a comparison and evaluation of

the systems of Kuchler, Dansereau and Larson.

3-21 November, 1969- The ecologist taug" ' course on "Classification

and Cartography of Vegetation" in the Forestry

Center for graduate studies at the Faculty of

Forestry Sciences in the University of M6rida,

Venezuela. Fifteen students from different .Ins­

titutions of Venezuela participated in this course.

B. CONSULTATION

1. The ecologist, J. M. Montoya M., gave advice to the Ministry of

Agriculture of Panama during the first week of September on ecological

zoning of beans. This was in response to a request from the Ministry

through the Regional Office for the Northern Zone of IICA.

2. The ecologist also worked in ecological zoning of the principal plant

diseases that attack the bean crop in Guatemala. This was in response to

a request of IICA Is Regional Of;ice for the Northern Zone. 3

C. RESEARCH

1. In the period under consideration, work on crop zoning was continued

by the ecologist Montoya Maquin. By request of the Government of

Panama through IICA's Regional Office for the Northern Zone, zoning

was prepared for beans and corn; the level of detail was one of

"Second 1A.pproximatioi," and the cartographic scale was of 1:250000.

A program for the zonin, of ten basic crops for Panama was advised

to be done in the next fcvw months.

2. Ecological zoning was also prepared for cotton, rice, beans, corn,

African palm, cocoa, coffee, banana. "ajonjoli" (sesame) and sorg­

hum for the Republics of Nicaragua, Guatemala and Honduras. In

this case, the scale was 1:1000000 and the approximation corresponds

to the first one of the propose:] methodiology, which is being developed

by the ecologist Montoya Maquin. This work is part of the Agricultu­

ral Regionalization of the Central 1.merican Isthmus which is being

done by IICY!', SIECA and the Interamerican Development Bank.

3. Utilizing part of the data of last year's inventory of the physical and

human resources of the Turrialba county, the student Arnulfo Ibarra

Escudero (Ecuador) completed a study which consists of an integral

evaluation of the resources and preparation of a pilot program of

agricultural diversification for the area.

4. The Dominican student Marcelo Jorge P. completed a study which is

a contribution to the knowledge of the climate dynamics of Santo

Doming island. This study was later published in IICA's series "Ptl­

blicaci6n Miscelanea" No. 64. 4

5. Gilles Lernieux' thesis "Opportunities for the Touristic Development

of the Atlantic Coast South of Puerto Limon, Costa Rica" was a

pioneer study of the local conditions for touristic purposes and a se­

ries of alternate recommendations for development of the area based

on the utilization of its natural resources.

6. Telmo Siiva) i ,lisiswas a study of the relationships between some

climatological factors to the growing and yielding in sugar cane, in

the Juan Vilas area in, Costa Rica.

7. Vi'ctor Tunarrosa, a student from Colombia, completed his thesis on

topoclimatology on the slope of the Turrialba Volcano, in Costa Rica.

8. Work was continued on some agroclimatological aspects of the state

of Rio Grande do Sul, in Brazil. This research is under the respon­

sibility of the graduate student Moacir Berlato, under the supervision

of the ecologist Montoya Maquin.

9. The rural sociologist, Levy Cruz, continued working on his research

on spatial mob*Uity and social structure in small communities in

Northeastern Brazil.

10. Crop Diversificatioi

10.1 Macadamia (M. integrifolia & M. tetraphylla)

Two experiments have been started in Orosi and Turrialba tc,

record the actual yield of macadamia trees in these areas.

This information is urgently needed in orde to know the eco­

nomic potentiality of this new crop in Costa Rica.

A new experimental planting is being established in Cervantes,

where a few trees planted one year ago have grown exceptional­

ly well. 5

10.2 Routine work has continued in the 'pejibaye' plantings. The planting for production of 'palnitos' (palm hearts) was cxtended

using plants grown from seeds originating from spineless trees.

This planting vas started in Tecember 1967 and in about six

more months a good number of plants will be ready to cut and

start processing trials.

An official from Tropical "Products Institute (London) visited

Turrialba to discuss the research they are carrying out on the

utilization of thc pcjibaye fruit.

10.3 Various introductions

a. Mangos (Manguifera indica) and Avocados (Persea ameri­ cana).

Routine work was continued. No additions have been made

to the collection.

b. Naranjilla (Solanum quitoense) . An experimental planting

was put out in Aquiares, at an elevation of 1500 meters. A

large number of -arieties were planted with the objective

of finding out if some of them have resistance to the preva-

I ent diseases of this area.

c. Lychee (Litchi chinensis). A nursery has been established

for the production of rootstocks for grafting the varieties

that have been introduced from Hawaii and Florida.

11. The Junior Pedo]igist continued working his research on vol­

canic ash. 6

D. PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

1. The sociologist Levy Cruz participated in the FAO Panel of Experts

in Rural Sociology. This meeting took place in Buenos Aires,

Argentina, ,N'Tovember 2-8, 1969. En route to Buenos Aires Mr.

Cruz visited, in other countries (Colombia, Chile, Uruguay and

Brazil), organizations and projects related to rural development,

including National Agricultural Extension Services.

E. PUBLICATIONS

CAMACHO V. , Edilberto. Injerto de Macadamia in Turrialba, Costa

Rica. Turrialba 19(4):576-512. 1969.

CRUZ, Levy. Book review of Arthur T. Mosher, Getting Agriculture

Moving: -,ssentials for developmnt and modernization, and Raymond

Borton (ed. ). Selected readings to accompany "Getting Agriculture

Moving: essentials for developmcnt and modernization on". Turrialba

19(3):432-434. July-September, 1969.

MALDONADC, Fausto (Junior Author, together with Ellis G. Knox).

Soils from volcanic ash; excursion from Turrialba to Volcgn Irazui.

Panel sobre suelos durivados do cenizas volcanicas de Am'rica La­

tina. IICA, Turrialba, 6-13 July, 1969. pp. A. 8.1-A. 8.12.

TUNAROSA M., V. M. Topoclimatologia de la ladLaa del Volcin Turri­

alba, Costa Rica. Mag. Sc. Thesis. Turrialba, Costa Rica, Insti­

tuto Interamericano de Ciencias Agricolas, 1969. 1')9 p.

SILVA, T. C. A. da. Rcla4oes entre alguns fatores clim6ticos corn

crescimento e rendimento da cana de acucar. Mag. Sc. Thesis.

Turrialba, Costa Rica, Instituto interamericano de Ciencias Agri­

colas, 1969. 63 p. 7

LEMIEUX, G. Oportunidades para el desarrollo turrstico del litoral At­

lintico al our de Puerto Lim6n, Costa Rica. Mag. Sc. Thesis.

Turrialba, Costa Rica, Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrfco­

las, 1969. 197 p.

JORGE P. , hMi. Contribuci6n al conocimiento de la din mica del clima de

la Isla do Santo Domingo. Mag. Sc. Thesis. Turrialba, Costa Rica,

Instituto Interamericano de Ciencias Agrr'colas, 1969. 166 p.

IBARRA E. , A. Evaluaci6n integral do los recursos y planteamiento de

un programa piloto de diversificaci6n agropecuaria, Turrialba, Costa

Rica. M.g. !c. Thesis. Turrialba, Costa Rica, Instituto Interameri­

cano de Ciencias Agrfcolas, 1969. 189 p.

MONTOYA MACUIN, J. M. Book Review of "Divisiones fitogeogr6ficas

y formaciones geobotgnicas del Ecuador" (M. Acosta-Solis. Quito,

Casa de la Cultura Ecuatoriana, 1968. 317 p.). Turrialba 19(2):

301-302. 1969.

_ Book Rleview of "L'oumo nell'equilibrio della natural' (M. Pavan.

Roma, Ministerio dell'Ag:.icultura e delle Foreste, 1967. 197 p.).

Turrialba 19(4):556-557. 1969.

. Mimeographed material related to plant cartography. Prepared

for course on Plant Cartography given at the Los Andes University, in

Merida, Venezuela. 1969. 8

LIST OF PERSONNEL CHANGES

PERIOD OF JULY 1, 1969 TO DECEMBER 31, 1969

Name Position Unit Date Effective

Separated:

Fausto Maldonado* Assistant Soil RD 9/27/69 Specialist

Yamileth Chucken Office Clerk RD 16/12/69 (Map-Library)

RESUME OF ACTION CIRCULARS

No. Date Subject

426 Oct. 15/69 27th. Status Report-Distribution

* Transferred to regular IICA funds 9/27/69 9 A PPENDIX A

AID CONTRACT STAFF

Name Position Country Date Effective

Resources for Development

Levy P. Cruz Senior Sociologist Brazil 7/12/65

Jorge M. Montoya M. Associate Peru 3/24/65 Ecologist

Yolanda Luzuriaga Secretary Ecuador 4/9/69

Sandy Bustamante Draftsman Guatemala 8/1/65 Cartographer

Eduardo Tencio Laboratory Costa Rica 12/15/64 A ssistant forge Montoya Arce Laboratory Costa Rica 7/29/68 A ssistant

Emma Chac6n Secretary Costa Rica 20/6/69

Field Laborers (assigned to Resources for Development)

Antonio Castillo P. Costa Rica 7/29/60

Alberto Garro P . Costa Rica 7/29/60

Antonio Cervantes C. Costa Rica 11/4/65

Marco Tulio Mendez R. Costa Rica 9/14/67

Gilberto PaniaguaS. Costa Rica 11/13/68

Jose A. Martinez R. CostaRica 4/14/69 APPENDIX B

AID TRAINING REPORT - July 1, 1969 to December 31, 1969

ADVANCE TRAINING

USA ID Principal Name Country Sponsor Major A dvi s or Date s

1. Valle, Leonidas Brazil Rio Jan/IRI Pasture Deaton 9/11/67-Sept. 3/69

2. Valdivia, Salome Perfi Lima Forestry Barres 9/29/67-Oct. 28/69

3. Berlato, Moacir Brasil AID/IICA Contract Res.for Dev. Montoya 9/23/68-Sept. 1Z/69 * '

4. Munita, Eugenio Chile AID/HCA Contract Res.for Dev. Vidal 10/11/68-Oct. 15/69

Transferred to IICA's fellowships as of indicated dates. A PPENDIX C 11

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT AID/LA -187 WITH INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES OF THE. OAS FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1969

SUMMARY

1. Total Contract Allocations $1. 373. 312.00 Total Expenditures Dec/31 ,1 969 (I. 351. 454. 76)

UNEXPENDED FUNDS: 21. 857.24

2. Cash Operations-Receipts: Original Advance $ 140. 000.00 Reimbursements $1.218. 209.71

TOTAL RECEIPTS $1. 358. 209. 71

Cash Operations -Disbursements:

Feb. 1st., 1965 to december 31, 1969 (1.351.454.76)

Gain from conversion of local currency costs to dollar claims (as carried in an IICA liability account) 10. 248.44 $ 17.003.39

Our check No. 1075 to the order of Agency for International Development-US. Government, in the amount of $!7. '03. 39 in full payment of that final balance. (17. 003. 39) 0.00 NET BALANCE 12

DETAIL OF OPERATIONS, JULY 1, TO DECEMBER 31,1969

EXPENDITURES

Pesources for Development

I Personnel $15,023.12

II Other Costs 11,304.44

III Consultants 2,455.95

IV Training --

V Travel 4,802.48

VI Equipment --

VII Supplies 6,437.26

VIII Printing and Publications 2,006.27

IX Indirect Costs 4,474.12

US$ 46. 503.64