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Mro lChadka inquired wha.t the rel.ationship between USAID/Nepal and the Agl:~oultu.raJ. Development Counoil (A/D/C) would bet l~ro Grader expl ined that an AlDIe role in Nepal (at least initially) "muld be funded by Am,hla.oh1ngton" The mAID/Nepal - A/D./C relat1onshly' would be rather "remotetl ~ hut)) Dro Grader observedi' both the A/D/e and the IADS ~'lere derived :from the RMI~elellel" FoundationSld were staffed by people with life..l ong professional assoe lations.o 80 that the AlDIe role in Nepal shou;Ld be readily coordinated Inth the Integrated Cereals project actiTi'tY,'o fhe rupee equivaJ,ent of. $50000 pi"Ogral'QIDed for socHQ, sc::iene~ resea.l"'Ch within the !n~cegra.ted Cereals proje~t "rould 1:la a 'vaiJI.able regardless of any A/IDle l"Ole (or lack thereof )~ Mx'o Grader 1Jaido '

Dro Mathema. obseI'Ved 'chat the l?ar ciipant training schedule vlaS quite general witr. respect to "Gypea of aca,demie subjects JGO be coveredo Mr" WH.son said. that this had been done deliberatelY in order to ena.ble 1:MJ a.nd the contJ!'a'Ctor (vlho ,'tfould control pe.r1i:l,a1.p8.n'{j funds ) to l'lOrlt oui detailed training requirements., Mro Wilson no'~ed that training l

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1.. Mr.. Dirghn Hnj Koirule. v' 6er.~retel1r

Hinintr'J of F08d~ Anl.'i(~ult.ure and ;:!".!'igl.!.t.ion

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Hnrihar l~ha\nm

3" ~:!ro Sa~~l' fJe.h.ndw. Prudhnn V

Ar.:ti12G ,:/oint Sec:1.'6t(!.lY

Miniiltr;;r o~:' ~'ood:J Ag.l'iculture

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