Faculty Exchange Program

$1.5M USD

Funder	Department of Agriculture
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of Agriculture
Country	Latin America and Caribbean Region
Start Date	Feb 01, 2008
End Date	Aug 14, 2012
Duration	1,656 days
Number of Grantees	6
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`5312-3`

Grant Description

The Faculty Exchange Program enhances the teaching ability of agricultural educators from institutions of higher learning in developing countries.

Participants come to the United States for one academic semester (4-5 months) to increase their knowledge of, and ability to teach, agricultural economics, marketing, business and law in a market-based economy.