AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH

SUPPORT RESEARCH COLLABORATION EFFORTS BETWEEN USDA/ARS AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENTISTS WORKING ON PRIORITY RESEARCH PROJECTS OF MUTUAL INTEREST - THE INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR COOPERATION ON AGRICULTURE (IICA) WILL DIRECT TECHNICAL COOPERATION THROUGH ACTIONS AIMED AT FOUR STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES: TO INCREASE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR TO ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELL-BEING OF ALL RURAL DWELLERS; TO IMPROVE INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL TRADE FOR COUNTRIES IN THE REGION; TO INCREASE THE RESILIENCE OF RURAL AREAS AND AGRI-FOOD SYSTEMS TO EXTREME EVENTS.