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● Sector/Commodity

● Discipline

● Significance of the project

● Project objectives

● Review of literature

● Methodology

● Timetable of planned activities (Work Plan)

● Project duration

● Expected output

● Target beneficiaries

● Personnel requirement

● Literature cited

● Estimated budget

● Capsule curriculum vitae of proponent/s

a. Program/Project Title

The research program or project title introduces the project to the reader. It identifies
the program and the project components and reflects the main purpose of the research.
It gives the reader the idea on what the researcher proposes to do.

The goal in making the title is to describe the coverage of the research and reflect its
contents. As such, it should be short, easy to remember, and can easily be indexed and
retrieved. It must contain a few words that adequately describe the contents of the
paper and it should clearly embody the focus of the proposal.

In developing the title, the proponent should make a listing of all the most important
proposed findings or data to be generated, cluster them using one word if possible, and
then compose them to form a clear and an eye-catching informative title. Avoid using
unnecessary words such as: effects, evaluation, study, experiment, trials, observations,
results, test, factors, analysis, etc. as read in many titles.

In agriculture, forestry, environment, natural resources and related research, the common

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