A project team from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Monitoring, Evaluation, and Technical Support Services (METSS) on Thursday, October 6, 2021, paid a courtesy call on the staff of the Bureau of Integrated Rural Development (BIRD), of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, at the Bureau’s premises. The team led by Dr. Saaka Adams, the Chief of Operations and two other members interacted with BIRD Staff to familiarize with the activities of the Bureau, and also strengthen the relationship between the two parties. The METSS team later held series of meetings and interactions with some University officials. The Director of BIRD, Prof. Ernestina Fredua Antoh, thanked the METSS team and pledged her support to ensure successful collaboration and partnership. Also present at the meeting were Prof. Paul Sarfo-Mensah, Prof. S.E. Edusah, Dr. Ebenezer Owusu-Addo, Dr. Albert Arhin, Dr. Thomas Yeboah, Mr. Nathaniel Mensah-Odum and Mr. James Gambrah, the College Accountant (CANR).