Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§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 Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture can carry out a 2-year study to find ways to share U.S. farming methods with African farmers. The study must look at improving or using knowledge about pests and sanitation, modern farming and soil conservation, modern equipment and how to maintain it, marketing crops, and practices to increase yields, and it must be done with U.S. Land Grant colleges and nonprofit international groups, with extra consultation encouraged from groups that have direct experience with African farming.

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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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60