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1. Basic Contact Information on the Extension Organization
LASBAD, Laboratoire des Sciences Biologiques et Agronomiques pour le Developpement
BP 908
Avenue des Martyrs
Banqui
Central African Republic
00236-21615008
00236-21617890
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Africa
Middle Africa
ID: None, too small, but name of institution listed on WWES Public
WWES 2012
2. Legal status of organization
University based extension
3. Primary Management Authority for this Extension Organization
national
Please indicate the percentage of funding received from each source
80
NGO
20
5. Number of Professional and Technical Extension Personnel for Selected Years
(If you do not have data available for some of the earlier years, just provide staffing numbers for those years where accurate data is available)
1
1
3
2
2
3
6. Total Number of Extension Staff by Category of Position, Level of Education, and gender in 2009
2
1
1
2
10 Subject Matter Specialists and Primary Subject Matter Areas Covered
Please estimate the number of subject matter specialists (SMSs) in your organization that are providing technical, management and other information in different subject matter areas: 
2
1
2
12. Annual Expenditures for Selected Fiscal Years
To the extent possible, please indicate the total annual extension/advisory service expenditures for recent fiscal years. 
8000000
10000000
13. Clientel served (targeted)
Please specify the primary group or groups that your organization serves (targets) and indicate the relative importance of each group. If more than one group, please indicate the approximate amount of time and effort (as a percentage) that your organization devotes to each group.
0
0
cassava
20
cassava
50
0
0
very important
20
10
0
0
0
0
0
14. Allocation of Time by Field Extension or Advisory Staff.

Please indicate how the field extension staff utilize their time between three major categories: 

10
70
20
16. Number of Staff Working in Information and Communications Technology (ICT)
3
4
1
15. Primary Extension Methods used by Field Extension Workers

Please indicate the percentage of staff time devoted to each method: 

2
5
10
10
rural interest group
10
17. Use of Mass Media and Information Technology (ITC) for disseminating information
500
10
10
Amount published and/or released during 2005-2008
1 hr/week
20 minutes 4/week
18. Use of Information Technology
10
19. Pre-Service and In-Service Training Facilities for Extension staff.
  • university, agricuture schools, rural school
20. Transportation

What means of transportation is used by most field extension personnel?

What means of transportation is used by most field extension personnel?
  • public transportation
21. Program Planning and Priority Setting
Which system level has primary responsibility for program planning and extension/advisory priority setting (for example, in an annual work plan):

In the case of a public organization:
  • national

In the case of NGO, private firm, etc.
Please indicate if representatives of farmer organizations and producer groups are represented on extension advisory boards and committees at the following levels to help establish extension priorities based on farmer’s needs: (check all that apply):
  • other
What percentage of these farmer representatives are women?
What role, if any, do farmer groups or organizations play in (check only one box per category):
None
None
None
Somewhat
Important
22.Institutional linkages and partnerships

Please characterize your organization’s active linkages with the organizations listed below:

Very strong
Very strong
No linkage
Very strong
Strong
Weak
Strong
Weak
Weak
Please indicate the Total Number and Type of Legal Farmer & Producer Organizations (at all levels) currently operating within the country or other service area (e.g. region, province or district)
70