Central America (Hurricane
Mitch Reconstruction) Development Project,
1998-2001
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided
funds to CSREES to assist Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua,
and Guatemala in the implementation of two Special Objectives:
- Rehabilitating rural watersheds.
- Reducing agricultural health risks (animal and plant
health, food safety).
Under agreements with CSREES, Cornell University collaborated
with Purdue University and North Carolina A & T University
to carry out activities designed to meet the first objective.
Under the second objective, the University of Hawaii, Auburn
University, and the University of Arizona collaborated on
aquaculture activities (shrimp farming); Texas A & M
University took the lead on integrated pest management, dairy
safety, and good agricultural practices; and North Carolina
State University headed an effort to enhance agricultural
extension programs in the region. In addition to these project
activities, CSREES met ongoing requests from USAID missions
in the region for technical assistance. For more information,
see USAID's programs
in Central America and the Caribbean after the hurricanes
of 1998.
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