Purpose of the project is the
"rehabilitation, further
development, and expansion of
The Gambia's applied
agricultural research system so
that it systematically tests a
range of promising improved
cultivation packages for
traditional and new crops and
products under Gambian
conditions and, following
extensive on-farm trials,
promotes their extension to the
rural population at large."

The PID calls for a design team
of four-an agronomic researcher
with extension experience, an
agricultural economist, and a
livestock specialist, in addition
to Osborne. The project will
build on three current projects,
which apparently are
terminating: Forestry, Mixed
Farming, and Soil and Water
Management. The PID mentions a
seven to 10 year project.


It will work in both crops and
livestock and both research and
extension. It will be concerned
with domestic food production and
with export production. Peanuts
are The Gambia's largest export
earner. The project is also
concerned with institution
building.

We have indicated that FSSP can
fit in a variety of ways. It can
organize and manage the design
team, it can help organize a team
if Personal Service Contracts are
used, or it can help with team
orientation and support urder all
alternatives--CAM, IQC, PS E. We
have also indicated that FSSP can
support the implementation in a
variety of ways.