Second Agricultural Research Management Project

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The Second Agricultural Research Management Project will strengthen regional agricultural Research and Development (R&D), based on local human and natural resources, by collaboratively developing and transferring location-specific technology which is market-oriented and client-driven to support agro-business and agro-industry development. This will be achieved through the establishment of a network of the regional Assessment Institute for Agricultural Technology (AIATS), improvement of regional research management, expansion of research in priority areas, and strengthened linkages to local, national, and international institutions, thereby facilitating the delivery of research results to end-users. Specific project outcomes for successfully meeting these objectives are included in the Project Implementation Plan. The project will consist of the following four components: (a) regionalization of agricultural R&D; (b) institutionalization of R&D management at the regional level; (c) support of priority commodity and discipline-oriented research; and (d) strengthen R&D collaboration.