§ 3740. — Study on improving African agricultural practices.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 19USC3740]
TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
CHAPTER 23--EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
SUBCHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES
Sec. 3740. Study on improving African agricultural practices
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with American Land
Grant Colleges and Universities and not-for-profit international
organizations, is authorized to conduct a 2-year study on ways to
improve the flow of American farming techniques and practices to African
farmers. The study shall include an examination of ways of improving or
utilizing--
(1) knowledge of insect and sanitation procedures;
(2) modern farming and soil conservation techniques;
(3) modern farming equipment (including maintaining the
equipment);
(4) marketing crop yields to prospective purchasers; and
(5) crop maximization practices.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall submit the study to the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives not later than September 30,
2001.
(b) Land Grant Colleges and not-for-profit institutions
In conducting the study under subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary of Agriculture is encouraged to consult with American Land
Grant Colleges and not-for-profit international organizations that have
firsthand knowledge of current African farming practices.
(Pub. L. 106-200, title I, Sec. 130, May 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 274.)
