Title 19, Customs DutiesRelease 119-110

§3740 Study on Improving African Agricultural Practices

Title 19 › CHAPTER 23 — EXTENSION OF CERTAIN TRADE BENEFITS TO SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA › SUBCHAPTER III — ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RELATED ISSUES › § 3740

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture may run a two-year study on how to share U.S. farming methods with African farmers. The study must look at five areas: pest and sanitation practices; modern farming and soil conservation; farm equipment and its upkeep; ways to market crops; and practices to increase crop yields. The Secretary should work with U.S. Land Grant colleges and nonprofit international groups familiar with African farming. The Secretary must send the study to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Agriculture by September 30, 2001.

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Title 19, §3740

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(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), 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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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 3740

Title 19, Customs Duties

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110