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PURDUE UNIVERSITY ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY WINROCK INTERNATIONAL THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA NIGER APPLIED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECT '\ (Contract AID 683-0256-C-00-8024-00) ; PARTI FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT June 1992 PARTI FINAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT • (\ NIGER APPLIED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROJECT AID Contract no. 683-0256-C-00-8024-00 Submitted by Purdue University in collaboration with: Alabama A&M University Winrock International The University of Nebraska To the United States Agency for International Development June 30,1892 iii PREFACE The Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project (NAARP) was designed as an institutional building project to continue efforts begun under the predecessor project, the Niger Cereals Research Project Consistent at the time with USAID's (U.S. Agency for International Development) 'Plan for Supporting Agricultural Research and Faculties of Agriculture in Africa," greater emphasis was placed on strengthening the ability of INRAN (Institut National de Recherches Agronomiques du Nigei) to better plan, manage, and conduct agricultural research. To this end, the NAAR Project attained its objectives. Both human and material resource development were effectively implemented to undergird strengthening of the institute. The project implemented new planning, fiscal, and research management policies to effectively carry out priority research programs. Research programs in plant breeding, agronomy, production systems, and economics, as well as new programs in irrigation and water management and research/extension liaison were successfully implemented during the life of project (LOP) through the collegia! efforts on the part of the technical assistance team (TAT) and their Nigerien colleagues. This report is administrative in nature. The principal research findings are summarized in Part II (separate edition) of the Final Report. Certain shortcomings identified during the NAAR Project are discussed. Recommendations to overcome some of the problems encountered are found in Section 5 of this report. Office of the Coordinator International Programs in Agriculture Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 IV ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to express our appreciation to Dr. Jess Lowenberg-DeBoer, NAARP Chief of Party, for providing a significant amount of the detailed information contained in this report Thanks also go to Ms. Janice Coteman, Administrative Assistant, who was responsible for the preparation of the manuscript and for the final editing of this document Our appreciation is also extended to our skilled French translators, Jean-Marc Boffa, Mateugue Diack, SyMe Kauffmann, Makim Mputubwela, and Nsitu Mbungu, for their contributions to the French version of the report TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface .................................................................... iii Acknowledgements ........................................................... iv List of Tables ................................................................ vii List of Figures ............................................................... vii List of Acronyms ............................................................. viii 1 BACKGROUND ........................................................... 1 1.1 INRAN ............................................................. 1 1.2 Previous Institutional/Bilateral Projects ..................................... 2 1.2.1 Niger Cereals Project ............................................ 2 1.2.2 Niger Cereals Research Project..................................... 2 1.3 Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project ................................. 3 1.4 Inputs ............................................................. 4 2 PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION ................................................ 9 2.1 Coordination ........................................................ 9 2.1.1 Home Office Coordination ......................................... 9 2.2 PAWN Institutional Responsibilities ......................................... 11 2.2.1 NAARP Long-Term Technical Assistance Staffing ....................... 11 2.2.2 NAARP Short-Term Technical Assistance Staffing ....................... 15 2.3 INRAN Organizational Structure .......................................... 15 2.4 Relationship of INRAN Administration to NAARP Technical Assistance Team ......... 28 2.4.1 Project Management............................................. 30 2.4.2 Administrative Changes .......................................... 31 2.4.3 Project Evaluation ............................................... 32 2.4.4 Project Decertification ............................................ 32 3 PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS .................................................. 33 3.1 Human Resource Development .......................................... 33 3.1.1 Short-term Training .............................................. 33 3.2 Research Programs ................................................... 38 3.2.1 Production Systems and Multidisciplinary Research ...................... 41 3.2.2 Intercropping Studies ............................................ 41 3.2.3 Crop Breeding ................................................. 41 3.2.4 Crop Improvement .............................................. 41 3.2.5 Water Management ............................................. 41 3.2.6 Im'gation Agronomy ............................................. 42 3.2.7 Soils Agronomy ................................................ 42 3.3 Linkages ........................................................... 43 3.3.1 Research and Extension Liaison Unit ................................ 43 3.4 Procurement ........................................................ 43 3.5 Construction ........................................................ 44 3.6 Publication .......................................................... 44 vi 4 BUDGET SUPPORT ....................................................... 47 4.1 USAID/INRAN In-Country Expenditures ..................................... 47 4.2 NAARP/PAWN ....................................................... 47 5 PROBLEM AREAS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................... 51 5.1 Problem Areas ....................................................... 51 5.1.1 Problems In Africa............................................... 51 5.1.2 Problems in Niger Relating to NAARP Management...................... 52 5.1.3 Technical Problems ............................................. 53 5.2 Recommendations .................................................... 53 6 APPENDICES ....................................:....................... 55 6.1 Minutes of Representative INRAN Staff Meeting .............................. 55 6.2 Long-Term Training ................................................... 61 6.3 Breakdown of NAARP Short-Term Training Activities Through Winrock by Individual ... 63 6.4 Publications and Presentations ........................................... 74 6.4.1 Publications ................................................... 74 6.4.2 Presentations/Seminars .......................................... 83 6.4.3 Consultancy Reports ............................................ 87 VII UST OF TABLES Page 1-1 NAARP overall projected expenditures ......................................... 6 2-1 PAWN institution administrative staff ........................................... 10 2-2 PAWN administrative visits .................................................. 12 2-3 Long-term staff ........................................................... 16 2-4 Personnel employed by NAARP office .......................................... 17 2-5 Short-term technical assistance ............................................... 18 2-6 Miscellaneous visits to NAAR Project by researchers supported by CRSPs and other donor-supported programs .................................................. 21 2-7 INRAN scientific personnel, 1992 .............................................. 24 2-8 Information concerning the regional agricultural research centers, the experiment stations, and the substations of INRAN that were used for NAARP activities .................... 25 2-9 Irrigable area and area irrigated in the 1991-92 crop season at the regional agricultural research centers, experiment stations and substations of INRAN that were involved in NAARP activities .......................................................... 26 3-1 Winrock short-term training expressed in person-weeks by institutional affiliation of trainees and location of training, 1989-1992 ...................................... 39 3-2 Short-term training of INRAN staff expressed in person-weeks by personnel category and location, 1989-1992........................................................ 39 3-3 Winrock short-term training of INRAN researchers by subject and location of training expressed in person-weeks, 1989-1992 ......................................... 40 3-4 Winrock short-term training of INRAN technicians by subject and location of training expressed in person-weeks, 1989-1992 ......................................... 40 3-5 Summary of equipment purchased during the life of project ......................... 44 4-1 USAID-INRAN NAARP in-country disbursements to 13 April 1992 ...................... 48 4-2 1988 estimated cost for performance of work, specified in Niger Applied Agricultural Research Project contract ................................................... 49 4-3 On-campus NAARP expenditures for the life of project ............................. 50 6-1 Long-term training in the US. ...............................................