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SEP
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The Scientific Exchange Program promotes trade, trade policy, trade capacity building, and food security. The program aims to educate a new generation of agricultural scientists in emerging market countries, increase scientific knowledge and collaborative research, and extend knowledge to users and intermediaries in the international agricultural marketplace. The intention is to improve the scientific capacity in targeted emerging market countries in specific fields, such as fertilizer use, women in agriculture, or other topics in the agricultural sciences.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
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SEP hosted 20 Fellows from Kenya, Morocco, Tanzania, and Tunisia improved their ability to use scientific analytical techniques to identify plant and animal pathogens for surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in commercial poultry, developed an Integrated Pest Management plan for Nematode Pathogens on vegetables, etc.
In 2023, the Scientific Exchanges Program trained 56 Fellows from 24 countries in Climate Smart Agriculture, Food Safety and Technical Barrier to Trade, as well as Harmonizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Regimes for the African Union.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
