| U.S.                Department of Agriculture                Foreign Agricultural Service**Professional                Development                 Program**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| ***Assisting with market        development and food security through human resource        development***                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| The                Professional Development Program (**PDP**) has                the capability to design, manage and evaluate a                wide-range of training and technical cooperation                programs related to food industry/agribusiness                development, food processing and distribution,                agribusiness policy and research, business                planning and management, support services such as                credit and financial institutions, local                associations and related areas. PDP plays a                leading role in designing and delivering                professional development activities appropriate                to specific country or regional needs.
PDP’s                services can be made available to individuals,                private sector organizations or government                entities, either in the U.S. or any developing,                middle-income or emerging market country. Some                general types of services include:
- **U.S.                        training programs for foreign nationals**
- **In-country,                        regional or third-country training and                        technical assistance**
- **A                        series of U.S. and in-country training                        and consultant interventions**
- **Developing                        institutional capacity and facilitating                        mutually beneficial linkages**
- **Access                        to expertise from a wide range of                        resources**
- **Management                        of long-term programs, including resident                        advisors**
- **Logistical                        arrangements**

PDP is                reimbursable and can work with sponsoring                organizations, such as the U.S. Agency for                International Development, Development Banks,                Foundations, Private Sector Organizations, or                In-Country Governments, Organizations or                Individuals, to reach agreement on the design and                cost of the program.

For                additional information on the Professional                Development Program, contact:

Peg                        Hively                        Director, Food Industries Division                        Room 3247-South Building                        Mail Stop 1085                        USDA/FAS/ICD/FID                        Washington, DC 20250-1085
 
Phone:                        202/690-1141                        Fax: 202/690-3982                        E-mail: [email protected]
 *Last modified: Thursday, July 09, 1998* |