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ardtrc.1'fl rt( Phe'e iiidividuals wiLl assist in developing
aodi'or .mpleenitng the ptrogram components in their respective
tieIds.. The. ex:atiate staff wiil be heavily involved in
planning ad c:ondurting the farming systems research.
Thai-specialists, including persons
sk-l1ted i.r4d'Lc-p.Lines such as administration and manageinent,
fln. r~c~al. man~gernent, agricultural engineering,
cropping systems, non-formal training and social science,
w'.41 be employed to p.'ovide additional expertise which is
needed for Proje,:t imppementation, A total of 124 person­
mc," nths is budgeted but .itis expected that some individuals
will be employed on a part-time basis in order to have their
ex'pertise available over a longer period of time, The
expected scbeduling oi the technical assistance is shown in
Figure 1i-2
Besides the technical assistance
descr.bed abovei, the services of twc agricultural technicians
expeiienced in Thailand and fluent in the language will be
sought as liaison officers between the RTG, AID and expatriate
team- This exj.ertise, wh-.ch has proven invaluable in the
AID-flnanced Anti-Malaria Project, may be ava lable at
minimum cost ffom ex-Peace Cozps Volunteers.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE
YEAR
FIGURE 11-2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total
Long Term, pe- year 2,5 4 34 3 2 - - 14.8 p/y
Short Term, per month 5 12 10 12 4 - - 43 p/rp
Local Hire, per month 20 36 28 28 12 - - 124 p/.
Support. Staif, per yr. 7 7 7 7 7 - - 35 p/y
On Campus, per year 1 1 1 1 1 - - 5 p/y
Liaison Officers,
per year 1 2 2 2 1 - - 8 p/y