Cochran Fellowship Program

$9.73M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	World
Start Date	Nov 08, 2008
End Date	Oct 27, 2013
Duration	1,814 days
Number of Grantees	4
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`5104-3`

Grant Description

Training midlevel agriculturalists on various agriculture-related topics, such as sustainable agriculture, plant and animal health, food safety,agricultural policy and trade, agribusiness management, and marketing.

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

In FY08, approximately 529 individuals received such training, resulting in a better understanding of regulatory and safety systems as well as increased technical capacities in their home countries.