Abstract:
The Human Resource (HR) Policy Guidelines are concerned with the management and development of the "people" dimension in the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). It is recognised that all Public Agricultural Research Institute's (PARI's) are service organizations employing knowledge workers primarily made up of research scientists and technicians who are directly involved in the production and delivery of agricultural technologies mainly to subsistence farmers. In addition, some professional, administrative and operative staff provides support services to enable the core business to take place. The acquisition and development, motivation and retention of knowledge workers to perform consistently at high levels with full commitment to the organisation, is a major challenge to the NARO/PARI's.