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The CAP has requested three village training centers for
its students so that future ATA's and CTA's can participate in the
diffusion of crop and livestock technology in the rural environment.
*Each village center will be located near a populated rural area where
students can work with farmers to perfect the use of new agricultural
technology and communicate it to the farmers. For example,
students will gain practical field training in animal traction equipment
at the farm level. In addition, officials of the Ministry of
Rural Development indicated that the village centers will serve to
bring the entire farm family into contact with the extension system
and its training center at atourkou. Home economics, nutrition and
other family-oriented subjects would be organized among the teachers,
students and villagers.
Part of the miscellaneous fund will be allocated t. the farm
implement shop for spare parts. A substantial amount of equipment,
in addition to what is already working, can be repaired with the-e
funds.
The budget includes four person years of long-term U.S. personnel
who will teach courses, organize demonstration projects and
implement extension activities with .he students. The short-term
consultants will teach special courses and develop projects as needed.
BUDGET DESCRIPTION FOR CENTRE AGRICOLE POLYVALENT AT BOGANDE.
The student capacity of the CAP at Bogande, will determine
the structure of the final budget and the recurrent costs of the
project. In interviews with the officials in the Ministry of Rural
Development, the beginning enrollment was set at 30 CTA's and 30 ATA's
in the second fiscal year, and the final enrollment in the fifth fiscal
year at 210 students. The U.S. will provide the scholarships for these
students. Therefore, eight dormitories will establish the basic campus
facilities. Four classrooms, a dining hall, and library also will be
constructed during the project.
AdmInistrative buildings will be established similar to the
facilities at Matourkou. Vehicles such as cars, buses and mobylettes
for the Director, professors, and students are considered necessary
for adequate institutional transportation. A pick-up truck will be
used as needed by the farm shop and other departments. The first set
of vehicles will be sold in the third year, and their salvage value
applied to the cost of replacements 'inthe case of Matourkou. The
intention of this procedure is to leave the new CAP with usable vehicles
at the end of the project.