asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in respect of his observations on the second report of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House, Session 1984–85, "Famine in Africa", Cmnd. 9566, paragraph (xxviii), what are the specific contracts,
| LRDC projected work programme 1985–86 (as at 1 July 1985) | ||||||
| Staff costs £ | ||||||
| Contract/Project/Programme | Commissioning Body | Pre-1985–86 | 1985–86 | Post 1985–86 | Expected Completion Date | Main location of work |
| Pedology and Soil Survey | Central and South Africa Department, ODA | 69,000 | 33,600 | 53,700 | June 1987 | Zimbabwe |
| Drip Irrigation of Sugar Cane | Central and South Africa Department, ODA | 6,000 | 8,200 | 2,000 | 1986 | Mauritius |
| Embu-Meru-Isiolo | ||||||
| (a) Regional Coordination | East and West Africa Department, ODA | — | 24,800 | 71,000 | February 1988 | Kenya |
| (b) Soil and Water Conservation | East and West Africa Department, ODA | 54,000 | 31,800 | 71,000 | March 1988 | Kenya |
| (c) Forestry | East and West Africa Department, ODA | 96,000 | 57,300 | 30,000 | July 1986 | Kenya |
| Tabora Land Use Planning | East and West Africa Department, ODA | — | 3,900 | 4,100 | March 1987 | Tanzania |
| Agriculural Adviser | East and West Africa Department, ODA | — | 11,500 | — | September 1985 | East Africa Dev. Div. Kenya |
| Soil Conservation | East and West Africa Department, ODA | — | 5,800 | — | February 1986 | Cameroon |
| Sundarbans Forest Inventory/Tea Rehabilitation Project | Eastern Asia Department, ODA | 96,400 | 16,800 | — | July 1985 | Bangladesh |
| Tea Research Laboratories | Eastern Asia Department, ODA | — | 5,000 | — | November 1985 | Bangladesh |
| Fertiliser Information System | Eastern Asia Department, ODA | — | 4,900 | — | December 1985 | Thailand |
| Small-holder cacao development | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | 44,600 | 16,800 | — | October 1985 | Vanuatu |
| Forestry Inventory | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | — | 7,000 | — | June 1985 | Grenada |
| Environmental study | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | 3,500 | 3,300 | — | April 1985 | Turks and Caicos |
| Land Development Authority | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | 44,600 | 11,000 | — | May 1985 | Montserrat |
| Land Use Adviser | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | — | 14,000 | 50,600 | October 1987 | Nevis |
| Citrus Development Prefeasibility | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | — | 4,000 | — | October 1985 | Belize |
| Land Resources Study | Latin America, Caribbean and Pacific Department, ODA | — | 26,200 | 13,200 | April 1986 | Belize |
| Tsetse Control, Land Use Survey | Mediterranean and Near East Department, ODA | 85,000 | 24,600 | — | October 1985 | Somalia |
| Northern Region Irrigation Rehabilitation | Mediterranean and Near East Department, ODA | 1,300 | 5,800 | — | May 1985 | Sudan |
| Soil Studies | Mediterranean and Near East Department, ODA | — | 2,900 | — | May 1985 | Yemen Arab Republic |
| Kosi Hill Area Rural Development Programme | South Asia Department, ODA | 113,600 | 48,000 | — | March 1986 | Nepal |
| Community Forestry Project | South Asia Department, ODA | — | 4,900 | — | November 1985 | Nepal |
| Forest Research Soil Laboratories | South Asia Department, ODA | — | 2,900 | — | July 1985 | Nepal |
| Karnataka Social Forestry Project | South Asia Department, ODA | — | 3,300 | — | October 1985 | India |
projects or programmes now being undertaken by the Land Resources Development Centre, listing for each respective piece of work now in hand, the name of the commissioning body, the approximate cost in pounds sterling, the expected date for the completion of each item, and the main locations of the work being undertaken.
The following is the information requested:
Staff costs £
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Contract/Project/Programme
| Commissioning Body
| Pre-1985–86
| 1985–86
| Post 1985–86
| Expected Completion Date
| Main location of work
|
| Mysore Paper Mills Project | South Asia Department, ODA | — | 3,300 | — | October 1985 | India |
| Institutional Strengthening | South Asia Department, ODA | — | 2,100 | 228,000 | 1989 | India |
| Agriculture/Forest Officer | South Atlantic Department, ODA | 49,300 | 27,600 | 54,200 | November 1987 | St. Helena |
| National Agricultural Extension and Research Project | Government of Zimbabwe/IBRD | 10,900 | 40,600 | 35,500 | January 1987 | Zimbabwe |
| Regional Physical Planning Programme for Transmigration | Government of Indonesia/IBRD | 141,000 | 155,800 | 340,600 | September 1987 | Indonesia |
| Project Formulation Mission | FAO | — | 3,900 | — | May 1985 | Malawi |
| Land Use Planning Project Formulation | FAO | — | 5,800 | — | September 1985 | Tanzania |
| Rangeland and Livestock Development | FAO | — | 5,800 | — | October 1985 | Somalia |
| Asian Development Bank Irrigation Project | ILO | — | 11,600 | — | May 1985 | Philippines |
| Ah Boun | GTZ, Germany | 6,500 | 29,000 | — | December 1985 | Yemen Arab Republic |
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, in respect of the Land Resources Development Centre, he will tabulate for each of the scientific disciplines the numbers of personnel employed who possess graduate or broadly equivalent professional qualifications, together with the number of vacancies in each discipline for which funded posts exist and the number of additional posts which will need to be filled for any future approved scheme of expansion, together with the corresponding figures for 1 April 1980.
Details of professional staff employed, and vacancies, at 1 April 1980 and 1 April 1985, are given in the following table. No expansion is planned for the centre.
| 1 April 1980 | 1 April 1985 | |||
| Discipline | Staff in post | Vacancies | Staff in post | Vacancies |
| Soils and Land Use | 17 | 2 | 10 | — |
| Agriculture | 13 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Forestry | 7 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Hydrology | 5 | — | 3 | — |
| Economics | 6 | 1 | 4 | — |
| A. Land Resources Development Centre Activities in Africa south of the Sahara (other than humid tropics) 1980–85 | ||||
| Country | Nature of activity | Timing | Commissioning body | Source of funds |
| Gambia | Rural development project | Ended June 1980 | ODA | ODA/IDA/BDDEA |
| Kenya | Embu-Meru-Isiolo district | |||
| 1. Soil and water conservation | February 1982 onwards | ODA | ODA | |
| 2. Forestry development | July 1982 onwards | ODA | ODA | |
| 3. Livestock development planning | September 1983 | ODA | ODA | |
| 4. Regional coordinator | From June 1985 | ODA | ODA | |
| Kenya | Chyulu hills: land use development study | November/December 1983 | ODA | ODA |
| Botswana | Planning environment management strategy | November/December 1983 | UNEP | UNDP |
| Malawi | Environmental effects of development study | March-October/December 1983 | FAO | FAO |
| Namibia | Rapid assessment of land use potential | September 1983 | FAO | FAO |
| Somalia | Land use survey: tsetse control project | October 1981 onwards | ODA | ODA/AFSED |
| Sudan | 1. Imatong mountains forestry project | (1976)-September 1982 | ODA | ODA |
| 2. Upper Talanga: sawmill feasibility | November-December 1981 | EDF | EEC | |
| 3. Qala-en-Nahal refugee settlement scheme | July-August 1983 | Euro-Action Accord | Euro-Action Accord | |
| 4. Vegetation/landform: Tokar delta | July 1983 | ODA | ODA | |
| 5. Nile region irrigation rehabilitation (forestry) | June/July 1982 and March/May 1985 | ODA | ODA | |
| Tanzania | 1. Tabora region: land use planning | (1977) continuing | ODA | ODA |
| 2. Mtwara-Lindi region. Development planning | (1977)–1984 | ODA | ODA | |
1 April 1980
| 1 April 1985
| |||
Discipline
| Staff in post
| Vacancies
| Staff in post
| Vacancies
|
| Chemistry | 4
| — | 2
| — |
| Others* | 5 | 7 | 4 | — |
| Totals | 57 | 14 | 32 | — |
* Including statistics/data management, and information sciences; some vacancies were in unspecified disciplines. | ||||
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what projects have been undertaken, or what direct assistance has been rendered by the Land Resources Development Centre in respect of areas now subject to famine in Africa in the course of the last five years; and in respect of each project or programme, what was the name of the commissioning body and the source of the funds for the payment of the work, together with particulars of any requests or proposals received from any quarter which have been declined over the same period, together with the dates concerned and reasons for the refusal of any request.
The following is the information requested.
Country
| Nature of activity
| Timing
| Commissioning body
| Source of funds
|
| 3. Chief evaluation officer. Planning unit | September 1981-December 1984 | IBRD | IBRD | |
| 4. Lecture in remote sensing. Dar es Salaam | 1977-July 1981 | ODA | ODA | |
| Uganda | Forestry inventory | July/August 1984 | ODA | ODA |
| Zimbabwe | 1. Support to national soil survey | May 1982 onwards | ODA | ODA |
| 2. Community area resource inventory | January 1985-January 1987 | G.O. Zimbabwe | IBRD | |
| Zimbabwe | SADCC Regional Food Security Study | March/July 1982 | W. S. Atkins (Land and Water) | Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Zambia | Integrated rural development (forestry) | January/March 1981 | Bookers Agriculture International | ODA |
| ILCA | Director general to the international livestock centre for Africa (Ethiopia) | November 1977–81 | CGIAR Secretariat | CGIAR |
B. Specific requests declined
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Date
| Country
| Nature of request
| Source of proposal
| Funding agency
| Reason not undertaken
|
| January 1981 | Niger | Short consultancy: irrigation agronomy | Crown Agents | IFAD | No suitable staff available |
| January 1982 | Sudan | Two agronomists for two years: Kordofan project | Gitecconsult (West Germany) | CTZ (FRG) | No suitable staff available |
| March 1982 | Sudan | Plan formulation: South Sudan | Bookers Agriculture International | ODA | No suitable staff available |
| March 1982 | Nigeria | Surveys of lower Benue river | Clyde Surveys | Not known | No suitable staff available |
| June 1983 | Burundi | Three man resource survey team | Norskhydro Fertilizers | Not known | No suitable staff available |
| May 1983 | Uganda | Four man development planning team Karamoja | EDF | EDF | Difficult local conditions |
| July 1984 | Botswana | Livestock specialist: tribal grazing | IBRD | IBRD | No suitable staff available |
| July 1984 | Kenya | Investigation of national research stations | ISNAR | ISNAR | No suitable staff available |
| August 1984 | Somalia | Desertification studies | Checchi Consultants (USA) | UNDP | No suitable staff available |
| November 1984 | Ethiopia | Two year land use planning | FAO | FAO | No suitable staff available |
| June 1985 | Guinea | Remote sensing (forestry) | FAO | FAO | No suitable staff available |