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conceraing them$ (iv) the General Directorate of INRAN would have the authority to effect budget transfers betwe en categories aa needed; (v) authorization for treaaury advances per purchaae up to 300.000 FCFA would be delegated to Directors of Research Centers.

4.18    For its a88odated program, INRAN will enter into a protocole d’accord with the University defining each institution* s participation in project implementation in terms of scientific, administrative and financial responsiblity, as we 11 as the shared responsibility for personnel and inf ras truć turę 8. The management of the associated laboratories would be assigned to the University, and the administrative and financial responsibility to INRAN.

4.19    To ensure that both eztension service8 and farming communities would participate actively in the preparation, ezecution and review of farmer-oriented programs, and that they would benefit from the research results, the project would provide an on-farm reserve research fund for a total amount of US$ 2.3 million, for annual on-farm adaptive research programs to be defined and agreed between INRAN, producer groups and eztension 8ervices. INRAN would develop medium-term 'program contracts' for the agreed adaptive research program. These contracts would specify, in broad terms (a) the agreed-upon themes for farm trials; (b) the respective operational and financial responsibilities of the different parties; and (c), the program’8 reviev and planning arrangements.

B. Project Coordination.

4.20    The Director General of INRAN would have overall responsibility for liaison between the ministries and agencies involved in the project. He would administer and monitor on a permanent basis the planning and implementation of agricultural research programs and ensure that research programs are in linę with the country*8 policy for agricultural and scientific research.

4.21    Because the emphasis during the five-year program will be on integrated farming Systems research and on adaptive research, a senior scientist from each of the regional Farming Systems teams would be responsible for the planning and coordination of research in each region (Program Coordinator). His task would be to prepare and present, in cooperation with his colleagues in the region, the annual research program, the program budget for the following year, and the annual report for the past year.

4.22    Research-eztension link a ges would be strengthened, particularly at the working level, by (i) periodic training of eztension subject matter specialists ('techniciens spdcialisds*) by researchers, especially though not ezclu8ively, by Staff of the SP research programs; and (ii) participation of eztension staff in the annual review and planning meetings (para 4.10).

4.23    To ensure closer coordination among all those involved in agricultural research, assurances were obtained at negotiations (para. 6.01) that, in addition to the Donor Consultative Group (GCBF) created for agricultural research programming and financing (para. 4.09), Government would cali not later than May 31 each year on all donors interested in