Cochran Fellowship

$10.81M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	World
Start Date	Aug 01, 2004
End Date	Aug 24, 2008
Duration	1,484 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`5099-3`

Grant Description

Training midlevel agriculturalists on various agriculture-related topics, such as sustainable agriculture, forestry, SPS, and food safety, among others.

The objectives of the training are to help countries meet their domestic food needs as well as enhance links with U.S. agricultural interests.

In FY04, approximately 400 individuals received such training resulting in a better understanding of regulatory and safety systems as well as an increased technical ability in their home countries.