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program, he/she has supervised a shop, students' home projects in
crops, livestock, gardening, tractor maintenance, and other subjects.
He/she also has probably supervised demonstration fertilizer plots
and other projects. In most schools in the U.S. he/she has also
probably held adult farmer classes for farmers in the community.
Such a person tends to be very practically oriented and able to carry
out practices taught in the classroom. Such a person was used very
effectively as the farm manager and supervisor of student practicals
and in running the farm shop in one case in East Africa. Categories
for short-term advisory assistance for the CAP at Matourkou should
include the following: forestry, agronomy (peanuts, cotton, sorghum),
horticulture (fruits and vegetables), agricultural economics, animal
husbandry, rural sociology, home economics, and agricultural extension
(small farm specialists). There already exists in Ouagadougou an
organization capable of providing teacher training. The Institut
Panafricain Pour le Developpement(PAID) maintains in'Ouagadougou a
staff of ten professionals in the fields of teacher training, administration,
and management. They have the capability of providing either
long or short-term training at their headquarters or at other institutions.
For example, they could provide teacher training for the staff
at Matourkou during the vacation period, thereby avoiding the disruption
of classes.
In addition, they have on their staff several sociologists and
economists who might be able to give short courses in their subject
fields at the university level. By utilizing this resource, it may be
possible to substantially reduce the cost of technical assistance.
A summary of technical assistance to assist in relieving the
staff needs at Matourkou is as follows:
Long-term advisory assistance
4 person years @ $100,000/year................. $400,000.
Short-term advisory assistance
24 person months @ $7,500/month ............... $180,000.
Facilities and Equipment.
Analysis and Recommendations. Expansion of the existing infrastructure
of the CAP at Matourkou is a major part of the U.S. contribution
to the budget (see Annex C.l ). Additional dormitories for a
total of 150 students will be constructed, including one dorm for 25
women. Two classrooms for 60 students each will be added. A dining
hall is included since adequate facilities do not now exist. Furthermore,
a library with books and audiovisual materials will be provided
to support classroom and practical field instruction.