Foreign Assistance: Donation of U.S. Planting Seed to Russia in 1999 Had Weaknesses
Abstract
In 1999, the United States donated 15,000 metric tons of planting seed (mainly corn and pea seed) to Russia under the Food for Progress agreement. The seed donation (with commodity and transportation costs of $21.7 million) was part of a $1.2 billion program of concessional sales and donations of agricultural commodities to Russia. The seed donation represented 2 percent of the overall program cost and was the first time that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had provided planting seed in a food aid agreement to any country. Under the Food for Progress program agreement, the donated seeds were to be sold in Russia at market prices, and the proceeds were to be deposited in a special account and then disbursed to selected Russian seed institutes and a rural credit cooperative.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA375885
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office