Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§3740 Study on improving African agricultural practices
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 23— - EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES › § 3740
Summary
The Secretary of Agriculture may run a 2-year study with American Land Grant colleges and nonprofit international groups to find ways to share U.S. farming methods with African farmers. The study must look at pest control and hygiene; modern farming and soil conservation; equipment upkeep; selling crops; and raising crop yields. The Secretary should consult groups that know African farming firsthand.
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Title 19, §3740
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(a)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.
(b)In conducting the study under subsection (a), 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.
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19 U.S.C. § 3740
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73