8* ACHIEVEMENTS: ADDRESSING THENEEDS


 The Project team conducted
diagnostic work to develop
research programs closely
aligned with the priorities, prob-
lems, and opportunities of target
group farmers. Project activities
were focused on a pilot basis in
three districts of varying environ-
ments: Kilosa, Moshi, and
Dodoma.
 The determination of the
number of districts was based
upon the objective of completing
at least one entire cycle of FSR/E
activities before the end of the
Project. This strategy permitted
the demonstration of what the
FSR/E approach can accomplish
to complement existing research
programs. Of equal importance,
the full-cycle approach ensured
on-the-job training in all phases
of research for the FSR section
staff, which will enable them to
continue with the experimental
work beyond the Project's end.
 By moving many of the experi-
ments off the research stations
and onto the farms, the Project
took its first step in integrating
farmers' ideas with existing
technology. Farmers responded
to participation in the experi-
ments with enthusiasm and an
eagerness to innovate,
demonstrating a strong desire to
have a hand in shaping new
technology. Farmer feedback,
particularly in the areas of
varietal evaluation and assess-
ment of labor requirements, has
begun to strongly influence the
on-station research process at an
early stage of technology
development.


r.1T KILILLAJJIARO
 MOSHIl


 DODOMA

Tanzania


AFRICA


 INDUVJ
 OCEAKJ

KILOSA


Bountiful maize/cassava
field demonstrates tradi-
tional practice of relay
cropping.
Typical cropping pattern
on the slopes of Mt.
Kilimanjaro showing maize
and coffee production.
Cattle provide a key element
in the semi-arid farming
system of Dodoma district.