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some input in the elaboration of the research programs which should
be implemented throughout the country. New applicable findings from
these research programs will be conveyed to the farmers through onsite
visits, establishment of small and local demonstration plots,
or verbally through extension activity.
From several conversations with the ISP Director, it became
apparent that he is well-versed on the organization of research programs.
According to him, research should strengthen resident instruction
and benefit the farmers. Therefore, the professors in the
specialized areas should also conduct research at the central and
outlying stations. He voiced concern about the fact that, presently,
the teaching personnel in these areas are not trained to do research.
In fact, a glance at the list of professors clearly reveals that only
one, a Voltaic, holds a doctorate (see Annex B). A second Voltaic,
who also holds a doctorate, but who is still abroad, is about to join
the faculty at ISP. Possibly, they will be the pioneers among GOUV
agricultural researchers. The Director also states that ISP tries
to influence the research subject of students studying abroad who
have manifested interest in working at ISP. He also indicated that,
since the outlying stations will be situated in areas of different
ecological conditions, the research in each of these stations should
be quite specialized. He envisions the staffing of each station as
consisting of an Ingenieur Agronome Specialise, three Techniciens
Superieurs, and two or three specialized persons.
Recommendations. The Team feels the Director's attitude and
approach concerning the staffing of the experiment stations is commendable.
It has certain recommendations which generally support the
ideas of the Director, ISP, as follow:
1. That during the implementation st'ige of this project,
trained advisors in the areas of livestock, agronomy and forestry be
sent to Upper Volta, even for relatively short periods of time, to
help in the elaboration and initiation of the research program.
2. That the Director of the Central Station participate in
teaching at the main campus of ISP on such practical subjects as farm
management.
3. That, in as far as is possible, all staff of ISP in Ouagadougou,
be encouraged, or actually required, to initiate and have ongoing
research and demonstration projects at the central and outlying
stations in addition to their teaching duties. In the early years,
these need not be highly sophisticated projects. They should
be highly practical types of demonstration and research which have