Applied Research and Outreach Sample Clauses

Applied Research and Outreach. In the area of Applied Research and Outreach, important contacts have been made with Fonds National de Recherches Agricoles et Agro-Alimentaires (FNRAA) for the eventual award of competitive grants promoting applied research, collaborative activities among the above institutions and other activities that advance the research and outreach functions of AET Institutions to Senegalese agricultural producers. A second activity in this component has been the beginning formulation of Regional Agricultural Technical Committees that are to identify necessary applied research projects for each region. This committee will additionally inform AET institutions in the region about the emerging human resource needs in the sector. These could be due to changing trends in agricultural production or the need for new skills and approaches to transform agricultural products for the market place. The Committee will provide a useful mechanism for feedback and reality testing in the pursuit for more relevant education in the agricultural sector. Project management and policy support. The “rapid needs assessment” methodology required that each Technical Working Group identify priorities within each of the program’s components. An analysis and description of these needs by component are presented in an Annex, Table 3 of this report. Many AET Institutions identified the need to upgrade skills and competencies to better manage their operations. The deeper institutional self-assessment will reveal in detail the elements of a management training plan for which grants will be applied and implemented by the individual AET institutions and U.S. partner institutions. Summary. USAID/ERA entered the January to March period as its first quarter of field and operational activities. It launched its project on January 25 to both Senegalese and international audiences. It consolidated and started training its staff while making contact and developing operating relationships with each of its client institutions. USAID/ERA integrated consortium university experts into its core activities through discussions and rapid need exercises with each AET Technical Working Group. In the next quarter each consortium member will develop a plan that will substantively support and complement the USAID/ERA Annual Work Plan for the remainder of the Fiscal Year. The Virginia Tech teams at the Program Management Unit in Dakar, (PMU) and the Management Entity (ME) in Blacksburg, VA are harmonizing administrative sys...
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Applied Research and Outreach. USAID/ERA launched its signature research program and a major outreach effort during the period.
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Applied Research and Outreach. In the area of Applied Research and Outreach, important contacts are now moving forward with the leadership at Fonds National de Recherches Agricoles et Agro-Alimentaires (FNRAA). USAID/ERA expects to arrange the award of competitive grants promoting applied research, collaborative activities among the above institutions and other activities that advance the research and outreach functions of AET Institutions to Senegalese agricultural producers. In addition to this component has been the formulation of Regional Agricultural Technical Committees that are to identify necessary applied research projects for each region. The Governor of Ziguinchor has been provided with a document that would create a governmental decree to legitimate the committee in the region. Important work for this same procedure is underway in St. Louis. With the help of regional authorities USAID/ERA will work with the committees to inform AET institutions in the region about the emerging human resource needs in the sector. The Committees will provide a useful mechanism for feedback and reality testing in the pursuit for more relevant education in the agricultural sector. Project management and policy support. The “rapid needs assessment” methodology required that each Technical Working Group identify priorities within each of the program’s components. As these “rapid needs” are being addressed now through the award of grants to AETs, the institutions have participated in grant management workshops in which 30 representatives have received two full days of training. They understand how the granting system works, the application and procurement processes and the rules and regulations about budgeting and reporting once grants have been made.
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