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FY2023 Cochran Fellowship Program
Since 1984, the U. S. Congress has made funds available to the Cochran Fellowship Program for training agriculturalists from middle-income countries, emerging markets, and emerging democracies.
Training opportunities are for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators working in agricultural trade and policy, agribusiness development, management, animal, plant, and food sciences, extension services, agricultural marketing, and many other areas.Please see appendix for full SOWs and learning objectives.• Adoption of Biotechnology and Science-Based Agricultural Policy for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda• Community Based Aquaculture Development for Senegal• Women in Agriculture:
Entrepreneurship for Food Processing, Packaging and Value Chain for India• Peoples Republic of China – Feed Ingredients for Aquaculture and Animal Husbandry• Peoples Republic of China – Food Service Chief Training Program• Climate Smart Agriculture for Vietnam• Effective Implementation of Climate Smart Agricultural Technology for Thailand• Biotechnology Adoption and Biosafety for Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras• Biotechnology:
Policies, Management, and Public Outreach for Argentina and Paraguay• Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Extension for Dominica, Grenada, St.
Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, and Guyana• Post-Harvest and Storage Handling of U. S. Grains for Dominican RepublicPartnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative for Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico, Monterrey• Stock Inventory Management for Peru and Ecuador• U. S. Tree Nuts as Food Ingredients for Brazil• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico• Introduction to U. S. Gastronomy and Food Ingredients for Colombia• Promotion & Marketing of U. S. Seafood for Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo• U. S. Private Label Management for People’s Republic of China• Utilization of American Softwood for Vietnam• U. S. Sweets and Snacks for Bangladesh• Marketing and Grading of U. S. Hardwood for Pakistan• Overview of U. S. East Coast Seafood and New Species for People’s Republic of China• Promotion of U. S. Tree Nuts for Turkey• Building Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Overview of Animal Health and Disease Management for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation for Serbia• Women in Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Food Production for Serbia• Overview of Climate-Smart Agricultural for Turkey
Training opportunities are for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators working in agricultural trade and policy, agribusiness development, management, animal, plant, and food sciences, extension services, agricultural marketing, and many other areas.Please see appendix for full SOWs and learning objectives.• Adoption of Biotechnology and Science-Based Agricultural Policy for Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda• Community Based Aquaculture Development for Senegal• Women in Agriculture:
Entrepreneurship for Food Processing, Packaging and Value Chain for India• Peoples Republic of China – Feed Ingredients for Aquaculture and Animal Husbandry• Peoples Republic of China – Food Service Chief Training Program• Climate Smart Agriculture for Vietnam• Effective Implementation of Climate Smart Agricultural Technology for Thailand• Biotechnology Adoption and Biosafety for Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras• Biotechnology:
Policies, Management, and Public Outreach for Argentina and Paraguay• Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices and Extension for Dominica, Grenada, St.
Lucia, St.
Vincent and the Grenadines, and Guyana• Post-Harvest and Storage Handling of U. S. Grains for Dominican RepublicPartnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Initiative for Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico, Monterrey• Stock Inventory Management for Peru and Ecuador• U. S. Tree Nuts as Food Ingredients for Brazil• Hotel Foodservice Industry Trends & Best Practices for Mexico• Introduction to U. S. Gastronomy and Food Ingredients for Colombia• Promotion & Marketing of U. S. Seafood for Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Togo• U. S. Private Label Management for People’s Republic of China• Utilization of American Softwood for Vietnam• U. S. Sweets and Snacks for Bangladesh• Marketing and Grading of U. S. Hardwood for Pakistan• Overview of U. S. East Coast Seafood and New Species for People’s Republic of China• Promotion of U. S. Tree Nuts for Turkey• Building Resilience through Climate-Smart Agriculture for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Overview of Animal Health and Disease Management for Bosnia and Herzegovina• Climate Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation for Serbia• Women in Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Food Production for Serbia• Overview of Climate-Smart Agricultural for Turkey
Related Programs
Cochran Fellowship Program-International Training-Foreign Participant
Department of Agriculture
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-216.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
See Section C of the funding opportunity announcement for eligibility information.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-216.html
Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Desiree.Lawrence@usda.gov
Agency Email:
Date Posted:
2023-07-12
Application Due Date:
Archive Date:
2023-09-24
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