AG. EDUC. & RESEARCH

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In support of the Government's program of strengthening higher education and research in the agricultural sciences, the project will provide assistance to 11 leading agricultural colleges, 6 existing research institutes, and a new National Rice Research Institute (NRII). The project will finance civil works, furniture, equipment, specialist services, fellowships, and other related inputs to: (a) raise the quality of graduates and research work in the agricultural sciences; (b) expand both undergraduate and postgraduate enrollment and research capacity in these fields; and (c) strengthen the organization and management of resources in agricultural education and research. Project risks grow out of the Bank's limited knowledge of China's agricultural research system, the dimensions of China's manpower pool in agriculture, and the presently changing system of agricultural education. The studies of China's agricultural manpower and agricultural research system to be conducted under the project will contribute to reducing these risks and will enable the Government to improve the effectiveness of future projects in agriculture.