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Rural Technology Transfer System Project Rtts f D RURAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER SYSTEM PROJECT RTTS CONTRACT NO. 518-0032-C-00-1040 CONTRACT NO. 518-0032-C-00-9025 UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES (D7AS) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA (TITLE XII) END OF PROJECT REPORT Office of International Programs Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 32611 August, 1990 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents Acronyms Used 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Historical Summary 3.0 The Project 3.1 Executers and Phases of Implementation 3.2 Purpose and Objectives 3.2.1 Institutional Objective 3.2.2 Technological Objective 3.3 Project Activity Components 3.4 Implementation Strategy 3.5 Implementing Institutions and Geographical Coverage 4.0 The Redesigned RTTS 4.1 The RTTS Project in 1984 4.2 RTTS Headquarters in MAG 5.0 Technical Assistance 5.1 Long Term Technical Assistance 5.1.1 Administrative Unit 5.1.2 MEGALIT Coastal Beef Cattle Sub-project 5.1.3 APROCICO - Short Cycle Crop Improvement Sub-project 5.1.4 Dairy and Sheep Improvement Sub-projects 5.2 Activities and Short Term Technical Assistance Support 5.2.1 MEGALIT Coastal Beef Cattle Sub-project 5.2.2 APROCICO - Short Cycle Crop Improvement Sub-project 5.2.3 Dairy and Sheep Improvement Sub-projects 5.2.4 Training Sub-project 6.0 Conclusions 7.0 Annexes Annex A End of Tour Report - Lawrence J. Janicki Annex B End of Tour Report - Romulo Soliz (English Translation) Annex C End of Tour Report - Romulo Soliz (Spanish Version) Annex D Dairy End of Sub-Project Report - Utah State University Annex E Sheep End of Sub-project Report - Utah State University Annex F Staffing Summary Report -11 - ACRONYMS USED AGL Asociacion de Ganaderos del Literal Cattle Producer Association of the Littoral AGSO Asociacion de Ganaderos de la Sierra y Oriente Cattle Producer Association of the Highlands and Orient ANCO Asociacion Nacional de Criadores de Ovejas National Association of Sheep Raisers APROCICO Asociacion de Productores de Cultivos de Ciclo Corto Producer Association of Short Cycle Crops CONACYT Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia National Council of Science and Technology ESPOCH Escuela Politecnica del Chimborazo Polytechnic School of Chimborazo FUNDAGRO Fundacion de Desarrollo Agropecuario Agriculture and Livestock Development Foundation INIAP Institute Nacional de Investigaciones Agropecuarias National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Research MAG Ministerio de Agriculture y Ganaderia Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock MEGALIT Mejoramiento de la Ganaderia en el Literal Cattle Improvement in the Littoral POs Producer Organizations PL-480 Public Law 480 RTTS Rural Technology Transfer System USAID United States Agency for International Development usu Utah State University -m - End of Project Report - Rural Technology Transfer System Project 1.0 Introduction The Rural Technology Transfer System Project (RTTS) underwent several important implementation modifications during its life time. This was evidenced by the evolutionary path taken during project execution. With a public sector beginning in the infant national institution of CONACYT, followed by the relocation to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the subsequent redesign that directed the focus of the project to the private sector and gave implementation responsibilities to agricultural producer organizations, the Project has been one of experimentation and discovery. In fact, this concept of public-private cooperation was considered unique, a pioneering initiative in technology transfer development efforts. Given the ten year life of this Project, preparation of a detailed report covering all phases would require volumes. Since this information already exists in the offices of the United States Agency for International Development in Quito and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, this report will be used to describe the project and then discuss important concepts and activities carried out to attain the programmed project goals. 2.0 Historical Summary The Rural Technology Transfer System Project (RTTS) began in June 1981, with US$ 5,300,000 in USAID grant funding. In 1982, USAID provided additional loan funding of US$ 5,000,000. The Government of Ecuador (GOE) designated the Ecuadorean National Council on Science and Technology (CONACYT) as the implementing agency. The project was designed to be executed through sub-projects and institutional agreements with national and international institutions. From the beginning the Project has been conducted with technical assistance provided by Title XII universities from the United States. Seven United States universities participated in the original competitive bidding procedure. The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida (UF) was selected as the lead Title XII institution and a contract was signed with USAID in 1981. The UF assumed responsibility for project coordination and management in the area of technical assistance, training and follow-up evaluation. After three years, CONACYT had not demonstrated a capacity to implement the Project, only a minimum of funding was actually expended during this period. An external evaluation was conducted in May 1984, and a recommendation was made that project implementation responsibility be removed from CONACYT. The Government of Ecuador relocated the RTTS Project to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock RTTS Project Page No. 1 (MAG) at the end of August 1984, for the purpose of redesigning the implementation strategy and institutional organization of the Project. Based on the policies and strategies of MAG, the project was redesigned to be implemented through agriculture producer organizations of priority commodities and located in selected geographic areas. As before, the implementing instrument was defined as the sub-project. The original objectives of the Project were maintained and the scope was expanded to include the strengthening of the capacity for self determina­ tion of technology development/transfer within the private sector. Self determination is the translation of auto-gestion in Spanish. The final report of a redesign team was submitted in December 1984. During 1985, new sub-projects and budgets were submitted to USAID and MAG for approval. After revisions and editing, the redesign process ended in December 1985, with the signing of Amendment No. 11 to the original USAID/UF Contract. While in CONACYT, 12 sub-projects were initiated within the public sector (GOE and universities). After relocation within MAG, seven of the original sub- projects were judged successful and continued, 5 new subprojects were incorporated (one dealing with Training and four to be executed by producer organizations in the country). 2.1 Sub-projects Continued from the CONACYT Implementation Period: Project for Food Technology Research for Development of Appropriate Technologies for the Rural Sector - PITALPRO. Executed by the Technical University at Ambato. Short term technical assistance provided by the Universities of Georgia, Idaho, and Florida. Project for Fishculture Production of Native and Exotic Species Research in the River Basin of the Guayas River. Executed by the Polytechnic University of Guayaquil (ESPOL) with technical assistance from Auburn University. Long term technical assistance ended in June 1987. Evaluation, Conservation and Technology Development of Native Cultivars in El Oro Province. Executed by the Technical University at Machala. Short term technical assistance provided by the University of Florida. Pest Inventory and Control in El Oro Province. Executed by the Technical University at Machala. Short term technical assistance provided by the University of Florida. RTTS Project Page No. 2 Determination of Prevalence Indices and Endemic Focus of Bovine Brucellosis and Generation of Norms for Its Control. Executed by the Technical University at Machala. Short term technical assistance provided by the University of Florida. Soil and Water Conservation and Management - COMSA. Executed by the National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIAP). Short term technical assistance provided by the University of Florida. Research and Development Adapted to the Small Farmer - IDAPA. Executed by the National Institute of Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIAP). Short term technical assistance provided by the University of Florida. The last five sub-projects were terminated in the second quarter of 1986 because the implementing institutions failed to present extension proposals. 2.2 Sub-projects Added During the MAG Implementation Period and Continued during the 23 months extension following the original PACD of 30 September 1988: Training Sub-project - implemented by MAG with technical assistance from the University of Florida. Dairy Production Improvement Project - implemented by the Association of Livestock Producers of the Sierra and Orient (AGSO) and the Holstein-Frisian Association (AHF) with technical assistance provided by Utah State University. Sheep Production Improvement Project - implemented by the National Association of Sheep Raisers (ANCO), with technical assistance provided by Utah State University. Short-cycle Crop Improvement Project in the Quevedo, El Empalme and Balzar Areas - implemented by the Association of Short-cycle Crop Producers (APROCICO) with technical assistance provided by the University of Florida. Beef Cattle Production and Marketing Improvement Project in the Ecuadorean Littoral (MEGALIT) - implemented
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