Guyana | < Latin America and the Caribbean

Baseline Study for Agricultural Research, Education and Extension
Funding source: USAID/Board for International Food and Agriculture
Development (BIFAD)

Working with a counterpart team from Guyana, SECID applied baseline
study methodologies established by USAID/BIFAD and collected data on all aspects
of the agricultural research, extension and education systems in Guyana. Analysis focused on:

• Qualitative and quantitative estimates of the educational system to provide
  sufficient numbers of trained personnel;
• Assessment of the agricultural research institution's capacity to conduct
  research and extension to increase the productivity of small-scale farmers;
• An assessment of the level of cooperation among research, extension
  and education units;
• Evaluation of agricultural policy formulation and delivery of technical and
  economic information;
• Determination of the specific services required to meet agricultural and
  general economic development goals; and
• Evaluation of government policies on the agricultural research, extension
  and education system.