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7 U.S. Code § 1737. John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program
(a) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Caribbean Basin country
The term “Caribbean Basin country” means a country eligible for designation as a beneficiary country under section 2702 of title 19.
(2) Emerging marketThe term “emerging market” means a country that the Secretary determines—
(A)
is taking steps toward a market-oriented economy through the food, agriculture, or rural business sectors of the economy of the country; and
(B)
has the potential to provide a viable and significant market for United States agricultural commodities or products of United States agricultural commodities.
(3) Middle income country
The term “middle income country” means a country that has developed economically to the point at which the country does not receive bilateral development assistance from the United States.
(4) Sub-Saharan African country
The term “sub-Saharan African country” has the meaning given the term in section 3706 of title 19.
(b) ProvisionNotwithstanding section 1342 of title 31 or any other provision of law, to further assist developing countries, middle-income countries, emerging markets, sub-Saharan African countries, and Caribbean Basin countries to increase farm production and farmer incomes, the President may—
(1) establish and administer a program, to be known as the “John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter Farmer-to-Farmer Program”, of farmer-to-farmer technical assistance between the United States and such countries to assist in—
(A)
increasing food production and distribution; and
(B)
improving the effectiveness of the farming and marketing operations of agricultural producers in those countries;