AID cooperative agreement no. EUR-0024-A-00-2046-00 with Iowa State University in support of a program to provide private sector training and assistance in the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic (CSFR) under the restructuring agriculture and agribusiness project

The university will serve as lead institution of a U.S. consortium, which includes major corporations such as Pioneer Hi-Bred International and American Breeders Services; Experience, Inc., a consulting firm; Iowa-based private businesses and business associations; and the National Cooperative Business Association. The program will include workshops, TA, special conferences (e.g., on youth, on women), U.S. internships, and a train-the-trainer program, with 60% of efforts going toward agricultural/agribusiness restructuring, 30% to universities, agricultural technical schools, and ministries, and 10% to public awareness (production of four television programs). Since the program will be demand-driven, considerable time will be spent identifying the needs of Czech and Slovak agricultural businesses and institutions.