THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT NORTH-SOUTH INSTITUTE IN CONDUCING AN ASSESSMENT OF AGRICULTURE EXTENSION EDUCATION IN BELIZE AS PART OF A LARGER ASSESSMENT OF THE BELIZE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM. THESE ASSESSMENTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED TO INFORM THE MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) IN THEIR COMPACT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. AFTER THE ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETED, RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE PROVIDED TO MCC ON HOW TO BEST INCLUDE AGRICULTURE EDUCATION AND EXTENSION IN THE BELIZE COMPACT. NO SUBAWARDS ARE ANTICIPATED.