Description
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, Fellowship Programs, announces this funding opportunity to support the Cochran Fellowship Program by issuing a new award. This program is intended to support applied research, extension, and education collaborations between U.S. researchers and their foreign counterparts from selected emerging market economies. The program aims to make America more prosperous by increasing American agricultural exports to new or expanded overseas markets. Some of the key areas of focus include genetic engineering risk assessment, regulation, and policy, feed industry market development for U.S. genetically engineered corn and soy, promotion of U.S. food products, and advancing regulatory approaches for genetic engineering of plants.
• The program will provide training for up to twelve participants from various countries, including Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.
• The training will cover topics such as U.S. softwood species, poultry sector management, food safety priorities, and international food safety standards.
• The program will also include visits to U.S. companies, government regulatory and research agencies, and meetings with industry leaders.
• The objective of the program is to increase the participants' capacity for agricultural research, extension, and participation in international trade.
• The goal of the program is to make America more prosperous by expanding market access for U.S. agricultural products and promoting the adoption of U.S. science-based regulatory approaches.