A one-year project proposal and budget were submitted and endorsed at the 53rd meeting of IPTT held on 9 April 2008. CRIAA SA-DC was asked to work out a more detailed proposal for entering into contract with the Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB). A detailed action plan and budget for the 2008/09 Kalahari Melon Seed Development Project was prepared in July 2008 (see Annex 1). The project retained the priority elements of the strategy and action plan1 which could be implemented during this first year, covering the marketing season (2008) and the cropping season (2008/09) until harvest.