Are there any surveys or data available on the type, condition and manufacturers of farm equipment and implements?
None that we’re aware of. We have anecdotal evidence, but it cannot be substantiated. Question No. 2: Are there surveys, maps or data available on the terrain, vegetation, canals, et cetera, in the separate areas of the country? Yes. We’re not quite sure of their accuracy, but there are some excellent background publications that have been prepared by FAO. You may want to comment later. Question 3: Is there any data available on the size, location, type and utilization of farms, farm products and farm product storage facilities? Yes, for all except the last; the farm production storage facilities. FAO, again, has some information on that. Question No. 4: How is USAID defining permissive area that was discussed in the RFP? Well, we took a crack at this, but here goes. This has been blessed by Charles, who’s out there living for a month now, so we’ll see how it sounds. A permissive area is an area–it sounds like a midterm question–a permissive area is an area that has been formerly det
