Sec. 7121. Partnerships to build capacity in international agricultural research, extension, and teaching
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The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1458 ( 7 U.S.C. 3291 ) the following: The purpose of this section is to build the capacity, and improve the performance, of covered Institutions and agricultural higher education institutions in lower and middle income countries performing, or desiring to perform, activities substantially similar to agricultural research, extension, and teaching activities (referred to in this section as agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries ) in order to solve food, health, nutrition, rural income, and environmental challenges, especially among chronically food insecure populations, including by— promoting partnerships between covered Institutions and agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries; and leveraging the capacity of covered Institutions to partner with agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries.
In this section: The terms 1862 Institution , 1890 Institution , and 1994 Institution have the meanings given the terms in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7601 ). The term covered Institution means— an 1862 Institution; an 1890 Institution; a 1994 Institution; an NLGCA Institution; an Hispanic-serving agricultural college or university; and a cooperating forestry school. To carry out the purpose of this section, the Secretary may promote cooperation and coordination between covered Institutions and agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries through— improving extension by— encouraging the exchange of research materials and results between covered Institutions and agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries; facilitating the broad dissemination of agricultural research through extension; and assisting with efforts to plan and initiate extension services in lower and middle income countries; improving agricultural research by— in partnership with agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries, encouraging research that addresses problems affecting food production and security, human nutrition, agriculture, forestry, livestock, and fisheries, including local challenges; and supporting and strengthening national agricultural research systems in lower and middle income countries; supporting the participation of covered Institutions in programs of international organizations, such as the United Nations, the World Bank, regional development banks, and international agricultural research centers; improving agricultural teaching and education by— in partnership with agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries, supporting education and teaching relating to food and agricultural sciences, including technical assistance, degree training, research collaborations, classroom instruction, workforce training, and education programs; and assisting with efforts to increase student capacity, including to encourage equitable access for women and other underserved populations, at agricultural higher education institutions in developing countries by promoting partnerships with, and improving the capacity of, covered Institutions; assisting covered Institutions in strengthening their capacity for food, agricultural, and related research, extension, and teaching programs relevant to agricultural development activities in lower and middle income countries to promote the application of new technology to improve education delivery; providing support for the internationalization of resident instruction programs of covered Institutions; establishing a program, to be coordinated by the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the Administrator of the Foreign Agricultural Service, to place interns from covered Institutions in, or in service to benefit, lower and middle income countries; and establishing a program to provide fellowships to students at covered Institutions to study at foreign agricultural colleges and universities.
The Secretary shall enhance the linkages among covered Institutions, the Federal Government, international research centers, counterpart research, extension, and teaching agencies and institutions in developed countries and developing countries— to carry out the purpose described in subsection (a); and to make a substantial contribution to the cause of improved food and agricultural progress throughout the world. There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023. .
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Partnerships to build capacity in international agricultural research, extension, and teaching
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