Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07DUSHANBE467
2007-04-02 12:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Dushanbe
Cable title:
COCHRAN INTERVIEWS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO FARM LIFE IN
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UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000467
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV TI
SUBJECT: COCHRAN INTERVIEWS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO FARM LIFE IN
TAJIKISTAN
UNCLAS DUSHANBE 000467
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV TI
SUBJECT: COCHRAN INTERVIEWS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO FARM LIFE IN
TAJIKISTAN
1. "I would like to learn more about artificial insemination,"
a number of Tajik dairy farmers repeated in recent interviews
for an agricultural exchange program. Alexander Simon of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service in
Almaty spent March 26-30 in Tajikistan interviewing candidates
for the Cochran Fellowship Program that sends farmers and
agronomists to the U.S. for two to three week long specialist
training programs. Simon and Pol/EconOffs interviewed over 60
candidates in Dushanbe, Qurghon-Teppa, and Khujand for up to 20
slots in the 2007 and 2008 programs.
2. A farmer and bottler of pickled mushrooms explained his need
for marketing training. A group of veterinarians described
their idea to create a veterinary association to support private
veterinarians. Several farmers requested help in finding and
developing better seed varieties. Rural extension workers
sought assistance in implementing prophylactic measures to
prevent cattle disease. Fruit and vegetable marketing ranked
high as a possible training topic, with many farmers lamenting
that they had no way of processing, transporting or selling
Tajikistan's high-quality and largely organic produce outside
local markets.
3. The large number of strong applicants demonstrated the
impact and importance of all U.S. professional training and
exchange programs. The majority of the Cochran candidates were
experienced, educated farmers or local and national officials
who had no access to extension services or continuing education,
let alone Internet or other sources of new information about
farming techniques and technology.
3. COMMENT: As we look for more ways to integrate the region
economically, the Cochran program represents an important
training and exchange program, not only providing specialized
training in agricultural techniques but also promoting American
culture and values to a segment of Tajik society with little or
no foreign exposure. Program alumni cooperate with USAID-funded
and other programs to help disseminate the impact of their
training. Post appreciates the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
support for the critical area of non-cotton agricultural growth
in Tajikistan In the end, the Cochran program may prove as
important as the bridge across the Pyanj River in transporting
Tajik melons from the Fergana valley to the markets of Karachi,
Pakistan. END COMMENT.
JACOBSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON EAID ELAB PGOV TI
SUBJECT: COCHRAN INTERVIEWS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO FARM LIFE IN
TAJIKISTAN
1. "I would like to learn more about artificial insemination,"
a number of Tajik dairy farmers repeated in recent interviews
for an agricultural exchange program. Alexander Simon of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service in
Almaty spent March 26-30 in Tajikistan interviewing candidates
for the Cochran Fellowship Program that sends farmers and
agronomists to the U.S. for two to three week long specialist
training programs. Simon and Pol/EconOffs interviewed over 60
candidates in Dushanbe, Qurghon-Teppa, and Khujand for up to 20
slots in the 2007 and 2008 programs.
2. A farmer and bottler of pickled mushrooms explained his need
for marketing training. A group of veterinarians described
their idea to create a veterinary association to support private
veterinarians. Several farmers requested help in finding and
developing better seed varieties. Rural extension workers
sought assistance in implementing prophylactic measures to
prevent cattle disease. Fruit and vegetable marketing ranked
high as a possible training topic, with many farmers lamenting
that they had no way of processing, transporting or selling
Tajikistan's high-quality and largely organic produce outside
local markets.
3. The large number of strong applicants demonstrated the
impact and importance of all U.S. professional training and
exchange programs. The majority of the Cochran candidates were
experienced, educated farmers or local and national officials
who had no access to extension services or continuing education,
let alone Internet or other sources of new information about
farming techniques and technology.
3. COMMENT: As we look for more ways to integrate the region
economically, the Cochran program represents an important
training and exchange program, not only providing specialized
training in agricultural techniques but also promoting American
culture and values to a segment of Tajik society with little or
no foreign exposure. Program alumni cooperate with USAID-funded
and other programs to help disseminate the impact of their
training. Post appreciates the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
support for the critical area of non-cotton agricultural growth
in Tajikistan In the end, the Cochran program may prove as
important as the bridge across the Pyanj River in transporting
Tajik melons from the Fergana valley to the markets of Karachi,
Pakistan. END COMMENT.
JACOBSON