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Rockefeller team at ICTA, Guatemala, and Dr. Edwin French, an agronomist. Both had farming systems experience. The U.S.D.A. appointments were to Geor ge Clough, vegateble crops, and James Dean, an anthropologisT wiVth a background in agricultural economics.-Graduate students working on research problems provided additional support. They included an anthropologist, a soils, dairy scientist, 3 agronomists and 3 agricultural economists.
In 1983, Dr. Marilyn Swisher was appointed a multi-county extension agent. She supervises activities in the research counties. The U.S.D.A. provided support for a biologist from 1982-83. This position was filled by an agronomist.
A number of other graduate students joined the team
including some from geography and animal science. Since 1982, the team has had a number of graduate students successfully defend theses (I in agronomy, 1 in geography, and 1 in food and resource economics) and dissertations (1-anthropology) based upon their work with the FSR/E effort. As of Spring, 1984, 4 other students (2 in agronomy, 1 in animal science and 1 in food and resource economics) are nearing completion of their research. 2 students from Florida State are conducting information transfer studies with the team at present. In sum, a total of 11rcaduate le-vel theses have been or are nearing completion which directly relate to farming systems activities in north Flo;.ida.
A number of special projects have been done by students working with the team. Topics have included the following: determination of environmental index for wheat trials, record keeping on corn and wheat, economic analysis of soybean fertilization practices, measures of physiological changes in wheat associated with grazing, determination of associations between farming systems and soil variations in the region, and planting depth and position of perennial peanut rhizome.
Students continue to approach the team about research
projects. The FSR/E effort has hired paraprofessionals in the research counties who aid with experiments and data collection.
Table 4. Faculty and Graduate Student Team Support,
1981-84.
Faculty Student
Year Full Part USDA ANT FRE AGR ANISCI GEOG
1981 2 3 2 1 2 2 0 1.
1982 3 3 3 1 3 3 1 1
1983 3 0 2 1 3 3 1 9
1984(A) 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 0
(A) 2 students from Florida State University are working on the team. They are in the fields of adult education and communications.