The administrator is the person or organization who coordinates the tricot project. It’s the project manager. The administrator could be a scientist working at a research institute, or at an NGO, governmental extension service, etc.
If the adminstrator is not a scientist, she or he might collaborate with scientists or a research institute to develop the tricot project, and obtain the tested technologies, such as seeds or fertilizer.
The tasks of the administrator include:
- Designing the tricot project using ClimMob software
- Recruiting field agents and participants
- Training field agents
- Preparing trial packages
- Organizing initial workshops
- Keeping track of growers’ data collection
- Analyzing data using the ClimMob software
- Communicating final results to participants in final workshops (together with field agents)