Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 182)
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- Agricultural Development in the West Bank (ص 182)
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wide range of development-oriented studies in the fields of
agriculture, rural industries, sociology, health, and education.
Its mandate will include feasibility studies of proposed
projects and progress appraisal of existing ones. It will be
affiliated to An-Najah National University but enjoying a
marked degree of autonomy and discretion. The studies to be
undertaken by the RRC will be conducted by researchers employed
at the centre itself and by external consultants who may be
recruited for specified studies. A potential source of expertise
2.2
is short-term affiliation of M.A and Ph.D. researchers whose
interests happen to coincide with those of the RRC. Eligible
candidates will be sponsored by the Centre for a specified
period in return for publishing rights of the final report.
A detailed proposal concerning the establishment of the RRC was
submitted in the fall of 1980 to the Arab Fund for Economic and
Social Development in Kuwait, which accepted it and earmarked
for the proposed centre a grant of $270,000. Accordingly, the
RRC was established in May 1981.
Extension, research, and education
Inservice training for extension and research staff.
It is strongly recommended to initiate a sustained program of
professional inservice training for extension and research staff.
The present number of eligible students is around 50, and that
is small enough to provide them with adequate training opportunities
within a short time. Duration of training should range from
3 = 15 months during which the emphasis should be placed on
providing professional skills for trainees rather than on
Achieving academic qualifications. Much of the needed training
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could be accomplished in specialized research centres and
institutes established by international agencies and some
governments. Due to the technical and highly elaborate nature
of this program, it is proposed to have it delegated to the
training department of the FAO, which has already agreed to offer
five training opportunities to West Bank technicians, leading to
an M.Sc. in certain fields of agriculture. It is proposed to
continue this program,
Expanding extension staff of voluntary agencies.
It is recommended that the Community Development Foundation and
the Mennonites Central Committee employ technical field officers
covering such specialized areas as irrigation and soil science,
horticulture, and pest control. Counting on the record of
existing agricultural staff of voluntary agencies, the new addition
will help materially in improving the standard of extension
services available to West Bank farmers.
Modernizing the Khadourie and A'rroub Agricultural Schools
Both schools suffer from severe technical and financial shortages.
It is proposed to extend necessary aid to both of them in order to
help them assume their potentially important role in developing
West Bank agriculture. Although both schools are under the
Authority of the Military Administration, it is likely that they
will be permitted to receive aid from a "safe" third party.
The introductory study which would diagnose problems and propose
Needed developments and project their cost could be undertaken
by the Rural Research Centre (see 1.3).
Conducting a feasibility study for a college of agriculture,
Tt was noted earlier that there are serious doubts on the - تاريخ
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- Hisham Masoud Awartani
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