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Khon -. [W: Jn.ve(-s ty, with assistanc froin the
Ford F .anton, h ocp*n analyz.,ng rainfed ,'roppJng systems
ad .... r five years, Curtent efforts
include expan..n of tnre -nteidisciplinary nature ot their
w#:tk by stleogthen~ng the econom.c and social sc3.ence
aspec7_s of ,hsr pr9yt.m.
The Wclid Bank is a.Iso supporting a rainfed agricu2tu,:-
devep:.'t p.lot projct as cne ':omponert of their
Northern Agr*.cu:tuial. Development P:r.ecr, Th e prc-ect will
include act.iv.rie pr,ma!rly based cri ICRISAT-developed
models. This appr.a._h is characterized by relatvely
capital :nrensive LO' d 5hap~ng activities, ad m.3ny of the
implementation prcblems generally aEscc.ated w.th this
approach, e g need i-,r large scale land c:.nsolidat..on, are
be.ng addressed by conducting ths condu-t.ng this activity
entirely within an RTG Land Reform Area.
EEC ha piovide d grant a .s)stance';r a crop
di;e '=f:cat'Ton prcect ri Northeast Thailand which will
explore somc copp.ng aiternatives to cat.sava, and will look
for methodF r pzomut.e product:vityiri:D.xe ,ncreases in
rainfed areas.
Other impc.: ant efforts cu-rently underway in the
Northea3t Ly the RTG and dcnor ccmmu.:ty include the
following:
FTG Land Ser~ements Div,.s .n iLSE! zt the Public
Welfare Deartmen T h- 1rrogram to prtrmcte agr.cultuial
product.v.ty ,n Lar.d Sett.ements, the vast ina3._rry cf which
are in rainfed are.:. AID is supporting these ef:cr f through
a Land Settle:ments Project iNo 493-0259) directi- at
improving larJ) utlizor.-fn in 8 settlements i tj! Northeast
Thailand, :n a Seric..i.tuteSettlements Pr:jzct -No.493-0271)
a -med at rtnrcduc.ng modern "ericu''ore technc.,ogy to t,,e
Settlements; and the Nethe: ian.ds, Culany, and iBRD also have
projecc£ tc ais:'r :n zrie LSD program, Thecie erforts are
all limited to tne 56 areas.admnn.stered by the LSD.
Decena.z d Developmet Efr t-3_. have been
carried Dut nreent years oinrt.iy tbrough the Changwat
Development Program (CMP; , the New V:, age Development
Pr.gram NVDi,--wh.ct also ass:;ted by the Japanese
OECF--and the Ruf.-i Eniploymen Gonet ;ton P-og: m (REGPI
These are crj-gc.ng prcgtam that 1 ,iv, the SULL11striCt
(tambon, and v,4.'age level oanzat.rus :. planning and