Implementing Agency:
Department For International Development (LACAD)

Project Code: 093-500-001	Start Date: 20-May-87	End Date: 01-July-95
Commitment: £1,433,000	Status: Completed	Type of Funding: Bilateral - TC

Project Background:
ECAG currently provides animal production courses, educating and training agricultural technicians, and also provides short courses to farmers. Full-time students at ECAG are drawn from the Central American countries of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama.

Project Objectives:
Increase animal production and efficiency in Central America, Caribbean and South American countries through training.

Increase revenue of small and large scale farmers.

Encourage farmers/workers to stay on the land.

Intended Outputs:
Consolidate teaching activities

Consolidate activities of Department of Relaciones Ganaderas.

Develop appropriate research activities.

Increase proportion of foreign students.

Attract other agencies to provide financial support.

Establish and consolidate link with CTVM.

Increased full-time student numbers.

Introducing five new full-time courses:

Faarm Business Management

Forestry & Wildlife Management

Ecotourism

Food Processing

Agricultural Business Administration

Greater programme of short courses.