AGRIC.RES & TRNG. II

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The Second Agricultural Research and Training Project (ARTP II) seeks to a) increase the efficiency and productivity of the dominant crop, livestock, fisheries, and forestry farming systems of Uganda; b) increase farm household income and improve family welfare; and c) enhance the management of natural resources for the protection of the environment. There are three project components. 1) Technology development and adaptation will finance: adaptive research and development activities to address specific production constraints and opportunities; new priorities to respond to serious emerging problems identified in subsequent annual assessment; and establishment of an Agricultural Research and Development Fund to support a competitive research grants scheme. 2) Outreach, extension, and technology dissemination will give priority to the development and transfer of technology that address actual constraints of the dominant production systems of Uganda. It will also support demand-driven, client-oriented research and promote active participation of stakeholders in research planning, implementation, and beneficiary impact assessment. 3) Institutional development will support the transformation of National Agriculture Research Organization into a research and development institution and strengthen its capacity to monitor, evaluate, and determine economic impact of improved technologies.