AGR.TECHNOLOGY

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The objectives of the Agricultural Technology Project are to : a) assist in generation of technology for crops, livestock, and forestry production; b) validate technology using adaptive research in collaboration with the extension service; c) transfer technologies to producers via extension; d) improve the capacity of public institutions to generate and extend new technologies by strengthening their ability to identify problems, manage scientific problems and use research results from external sources; and e) establish improvement in funding for agricultural research. The project has three components. The principal component is technology generation through research. Research areas include: crop improvement, livestock management, forestry and natural resources. The second component is technology transfer through extension. Activities include on-farm trials to validate promising technologies, staff training, and soil conservation. The last component involves institutional development of the National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research (INIFAP). This component will improve the institutional capacity of INIFAP, assist in mobilizing resources via cost recovery, promote work on environmental and sector productivity issues, and broaden the intellectual base of agricultural research.