Sponsor: U.S.
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Countries: Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti,
Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru
Program focus: Faculty development, public
and private sector training
Timeframe: 1982–1988
Description: Under this program, 50 post-secondary
educators, public servants, and private-sector professionals were awarded
scholarships for master’s degrees in the sciences, technology, health,
education, agriculture, and engineering.
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Direct benefits resulting from
Training Initiatives I include the following:
In Paraguay, a forestry administration and extension program
designed by a grantee for his university featured an internationally
funded forestry data center.
In the Dominican Republic, a grantee conducted field research
on soil and plant testing in his country to investigate the most
efficient use of fertilizers in flooded rice. His contributions
helped local farmers to increase rice production.
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