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1.a. List six major steps in budget and manpower planning.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
iv) __________
v) __________
vi) __________
b. Why are monitoring and evaluation considered important stages in budget and manpower planning? __________
2. List five important principles in budget and manpower planning for a project, programme or policy.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
iv) __________
v) __________
3.a. Which one of the following statements fully describes the difficulties confronted in planning and monitoring budget and manpower requirements for livestock development? Tick (Ö) the correct answer.
i) lack of information on the availability of resources
ii) administrative deficiencies
iii) competitive sectoral requirements for manpower
iv) chronic shortages of recurrent funds.
b. What questions should be asked when identifying critical resources for the success of a project? Tick (Ö) the correct answer.
i) Which resources will be necessary for the project and in what priority order?
ii) What would be the relative cost of each resource?
iii) Which resources could be substituted?
iv) Could a re-scheduling of project operations remove certain resource needs?
c. What are the main reasons for including contingency allowances in planning for budget and manpower requirements? Tick (Ö) the correct answer.
i) overestimation of project/programme needs
ii) inflation of capital and recurrent cost items
iii) unforseen delays and shortages
iv) building extra housing facilities for staff
v) covering any cost overrun.
4.a. Name five major disease/health problems in Africa which adversely affect livestock productivity.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
iv) __________
v) __________
b. What do you consider the two most important factors, connected with budget and manpower planning, responsible for declining performance of animal health services in Africa?
i) __________
ii) __________
c. List three ratios used for indicating the performance of animal health services.
i) __________
ii) __________
iii) __________
5. Describe two main advantages and two implementation problems of the cost recovery, privatisation and organisational reform options for improving the effectiveness of African animal health services.
Cost recovery measures
Advantages:i) __________
ii) __________Problems:
i) __________
ii) __________
Privatisation
Advantages:i) __________
ii) __________Problems:
i) __________
ii) __________
Organisational reform
Advantages:i) __________
ii) __________Problems:
i) __________
ii) __________
