Message-ID: <01BC3E9B.7A73E580@Geronimo_115.anthro.arizona.edu> Date: Tue, 1 Apr 1997 12:51:52 -0700 From: Thoric Cederstrom <mailto:thoric@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU> Subject: Farmer-to-Farmer Program Needs Volunteers To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
**U.S. Agricutlural Experts Required**The Bureau of Applied Research in Anthropology at the University of Arizona is recruiting a team of five volunteers to v sit Ethiopia for 8 weeks beginning June 1 of this year. The team will be working under the auspices of the Farmer-to-Fa mer Program administered in Ethiopia by Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (VOCA). The team is to include th following 5 speciality areas: Agricultural University Eucator/Team Leader; Agricultural Economist; Animal Science Sp cialist; Agricultural Statistician; and Plant Science Specialist.
Volunteers are preferred who have a PhD with significant field experience. They also need to be in excellent health, ab e to travel extensively under rugged rural conditions. The team will be responsible for the following activities:
1.) Conducting an assessment of agricultural training needs for men and women in major food producing areas in Ethiopia
2.) Developing a general outline of curricula for the Faculty of Agriculture at Alemaya University of Agriculture in Et iopia, based on results of the training needs assessment; 3.) Preparing a project proposal for donor funding to improve the teaching and research facilities of Alemaya Universit including upgrading of the teaching and research staff.
In accordance with the provisions of the Farmer-to-Farmer (FtF) Program, no salaries will be offered, but sponsors will over all trip and project related expenses.
While the above assignments are priority for us, the project will be on-going in Ethiopia and in Eritrea, and we are int rested in building up our data bank of potential volunteers. Over the next 5 years, we will need experts in sustainable land management, cooperative and agribusiness development, watershed and rangeland management, dryland forestry, irrigat on technology and water catchment systems. Scopes of work, and expected qualifications, will be developed for these spe ialty areas as they are identified by in-country personnel.
The FtF Program has been a winner of the Presidential Hunger Award, and has a widespread reputation among members of Ca itol Hill, previous volunteers, and projects who have received assistance as being a highly efficient and cost effective form of foreign assistance.
If you are interested or know of someone who may be interested, please contact:
Kathleen Mac. Thompson Farmer-to-Farmer Program 800 E. University Blvd, Suite 110 The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona 85721 Phone: (520) 622-5546 FAX: (520) 798-3066 email: mailto:kathleet@ccit.arizona.edu