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Latin America

The United States and Latin America have a complementary relationship based on mutual trade interests. The market relationship is based, in part, on the reversed seasons in North and South America which allow for trade of various seasonal crops year round.  For USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service, the key objective is to reduce trade barriers: tariffs, quotas, and protectionist measures.  The Borlaug Fellowship Program assists Latin American countries in building scientific and regulatory capacity to enhance agricultural production, strengthen economic development, and support trade between the two continents. 

El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras

Priority research areas for the Borlaug Fellowship Program include agricultural biotechnology, biofuels, and agricultural diversification.

Ecuador

As part of the Borlaug Global Cocoa Initiative, Borlaug fellows from Ecuador completed research fellowships at the USDA Agricultural Research Service laboratories. Research topics include formulation of bio-control agents of cocoa disease, macro and micro nutrient impact on cocoa, and production of disease-resistant cocoa trees. The Borlaug Fellowship Program collaborated with the World Cocoa Foundation in providing the fellows with informational training on the agribusiness aspect of the cocoa industry as a supplement to their scientific training. 

Peru

The Borlaug Fellows Program for Peru focuses on technical training and post-graduate scientific research in the fields of agriculture, forestry and natural resources management. Peruvian scientists have also completed fellowships with emphasis on policy issues, technology transfer, teacher education and curriculum development in these sciences.

Guyana

In partnership with USDA Agricultural Research Service and U.S. land grant institutions, the Borlaug Fellowship Program provides fellowship opportunities in agro processing, plant breeding and multivariate biometrical analysis.