Mexico - Agricultural Technology Project

Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY MICROFICHE COPY Report No. 9782-ME Type: (SAR) Repon No. 9782-ME MCINTIRE, / X31893 / I-7107/ LA2AG STAFF APPRAISAL REPORT MEXICO AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY PROJECT APRIL 13, 1992 Agriculture Operations Division Country Department II Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office ITis document has a restrided distribution and my be used by recipients only In the perfomnce of their officiid duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed wthout World Bn autodrzason.  -~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = Mexican Peso (Mex$) US$1 = Mex$3,070 Mex$1 million = US$326 (April 1992) FISCAL YEAR January 1 - December 31 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 1 meter (m) = 3.28 feet (ft) I kilometer (km) = 0.62 mile (mi) I hectare (ha) = 10,000m2 = 2.47 acres I square kilometer (km2) = 0.38 square miles (mi) = 100 ha I metric ton (m ton) = 2,205 pounds ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS DGESAF = Direccion de Estudios del Sector Agropecuario y Forestal INIFAP = Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias NAFIN = Nacional Financiera, S.N.C. PROCATI = Agricultural Extension Project SARH = Secretaria de Agricultura y Recursos Hidraulicos  FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY ABBREVIAT!'JNS AND ACRONVMs ALBAMEX Mexican Livestock Peed Company (Alimentos Balanceados de Mexico) CADER Agricultural Support Center, located in Rural Development Districts (Centre do Apoyo para el Desarrollo Rurl Integral) CENID Disciplinary Research Center (Centro Nacional de Investigaci6n Disciplinaria) CIAT Intemational Center for Tropical Agriculture (Centro Intemacional de Agricultura Tropical) CIPAP Center for Crop, Livestock, and Forestry Research (Centro de Investigaci6n Forestal y Agropecuaria) CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (Centro Intemacional de Mejorarniento de Mafz y Trigo) CINVESTAV Center for Research and Advanced Studies (Centro de Invastigaci6n y de Estudios Avanzados) CIP International Potato Center (Centro Intemacional de la Papa) CONACYT National Council of Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologfa) CONADECA National Cocoa Development council (Comisi6n Nacional de Cacao) CONAFRUT National Commission for Fruit Crops (Comisi6n Nacional de Frutioultura) DGESAF Directorate General for Agricultural and Forestry Sectoral Studies (Dircoci6n General do Estudios del Sector Agropecuario y Fo-vestal) DCSA Sub-Directorate of Soil and Water Conservation (Subdirecci6n de Conservaci6n de Suelos y Agua) DOR Rural Development District (Distrito de Desarrollo Rural) FIRA Trust Fund for Agriculture (Fideicomisos Instituidos en Relacion con la Agricultura) PICART Trust Fund for Rainfed and Irrigated Areas (Fideicomiso para Crddito en Are de Riego y do Temporal) IARC International Agricultural Research Center ICARDA International Center for Agricultural Research in Dryland Areas ICRISAT International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics IICA Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture This document has a restricted distribution *and n v be *d hy r-' 'uanta r ilv in t . fnrr r -o  (Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacion pars la Agricultura) IMPA Mexican Sugar Cane Production Institute (Insituto pars el Mejoramiento de la Produccion de Azucar) IMTA Mexican Institute of Water Technology (Instituto Mexicano de Tcenologfa del Agua) INPAP National Institute for Forestry, Agriculture and Livestock Research (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, y Agropecuarias) INMECAFE Mexican Coffee Institute (Instituto Mexicano del Cafe) NAFIN National Finance Institution (Nacional Financiers, S.N.C.) PACIME Progrm of Support for Science in Mexico (Programa para ei Apoyo a la Ciencia en Mcxico) PLANAT National Program for Assistance to Rainfed Areas (Plan Nacional de Apoyo a la Agricultura de Temporal) PROCATI Agriculture Training, Extension and Research Program (Programa de Capacitaci6n, Agistencia Tc