Cochran Fellowship Program

$8.64M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	World
Start Date	Jan 07, 2006
End Date	Jan 20, 2011
Duration	1,839 days
Number of Grantees	4
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`5102-3`

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 FY06, approximately 489 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.