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Other organizational changes were made over the next two
years. Hildebrand moved further away from the domestic project and into teaching and international work. French became the leading team administrator in Gainesville, assisted by Dean and short-term appointed research assistants (Noel Beninati and, later, Chandra Reddi). Swisher began to significantly take over responsibility for in-the-field trials and coordinating team activities with local extension and the research station scientists. In 1983, Swisher's position was -further solidified througKher appointment as a multi-county agent, legitimating her extension role and the team's linkages with the agents in the region.
Planning and budgeting decisions were made during late 19l81 which allowed the FSR/E Project to affiliate itself within the Agronomy Department. The Technical Advisory Committee and International Programs linkages diminished over time, although team members continued to conduct work with the latter, especially after the establishment of the U.S. Agency for International Development backed Farming Systems Support Project in 1982. Faculty continue to be exposed to farming systems activities through reviews, plans of work, administrative tours, special presentations and collaboration on projects. Figure 4 depicts the present organizational structure of the North Florida Project.
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Figure 4. Organization of North Florida FSR/E Project, 1984