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June 16-30, 2000
Improve
HRD system, strengthen RDE linkage - SSAC
by Thea Kristina M. Pabuayon
The Senior Scientists Advisory Committee
(SSAC) has drafted resolutions during its 2nd meeting
held in Olongapo City.
Headed by Dr. Fernando Bernardo from the
International Rice Research Institute, teh SSAC passed
two resolutions: the "Adoption of masive staff
development program for the DA and the National Research
and Development System in Agriculture and Fisheries
(NaRDSAF)" and "Strengthening the linkage
between Research, Development and Extension."
According to the SSAC, the staff development
program will address the DA's need to have an efficient
Human Resource Development. This stem will provide benefits
and incentives to the DA's agroculture and fisheries
researchers, thereby hopefully solving the retention
problem. SSAC will ask the DA for a budgetary allocation
of P1 billion every four years tobe used for the devlopment
of at least 1,000 doctorate degree holders within the
decade. Included in this program is the sponsorship
of local scientists to study abroad for advanced training
in agriculture and fisheries.
The second resolution aims to intensify
the DA's role in orchaestrating extension work and providing
policy directions to the Local Government Units. SSAC
membres concurred that the results and technologies
generated by R&D projects will not be effective
unless these are disseminated to end-users. The DA should
then rpovide better incentives for extensionists, particularly
those working on banner programs. Moreover, there should
be close coordination between the DA and the private
sector for complementation of extension services. The
DA-Agricultural Training Institute shall lead as a full
pledge cordinator of the development of the National
Extension Programs for agriculture and fisheries. 
June 16-30 2000 Articles: ::
New
staffing pattern ok'd; DBM next step
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IDG-in
support of NaRDSAF
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Improve
HRD system, strengthen RDE linkage - SSAC
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Japan-assisted projects in RP: an overview
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BAR,
PIDS launch seminar series
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BAR
units hold midyear evaluation, planning workshop
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Relocation
of EVIARC - reg 8 proposed
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