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International Programs Support Office
Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project
Records, 1976-1986

Records of the International Programs Support Office's Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1988 (accession number UA88-11). Arrangement and description of the records was begun in April 1988 by Evelyn Rodewald and completed by Patricia M. Hall, February to May 1989.

PROJECT HISTORY

The Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project, 1979-1986, was funded by the United States Agency for International Development and the World Bank. The Agricultural Research Corporation, research division of the Government of Sudan's Ministry of Agriculture, was a partner in the research program. The Consortium for International Development, of which Washington State University is a member, signed with the University's International Programs Development Office in August 1979 to implement the work. Washington State University provided the leadership and administrative support. The World Bank, initiator of the original plan, remained a co-funder, paying for the purchase and operation of an airplane to transport goods and personnel across the 350,000 square miles of the project.

The project aimed to meet the needs of the Western Sudan by: providing training; improving the agricultural research capabilities of four Western provinces; and raising the standard of living for subsistence farmers and pastoralists. Located in Kadugli, a city in Southern Kordofan, the project sought to improve the quality of life for the peoples of this area and the rest of the Sudan.

A list of abbreviations associated with the Sudan project is appended to this document, following the container list.

ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION

The records of the Western Sudan Agricultural Research Project are arranged in two series: On-Campus Correspondence Files and In-Country Correspondence Files. The On-Campus Correspondence Files are filed alphabetically by subject or, when appropriate, numerically. In-Country Correspondence Files are also filed alphabetically by subject.

These two series contain travel records, travel reports, field notes, quarterly reports, financial records, and correspondence.

                                                     CONTAINERS
Series 1: On-Campus Correspondence Files               1-16
Series 2: In-Country Correspondence Files              17-26

CONTAINER LIST