Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data

[Excerpt] The Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean of the U.S. Agency for International Development has produced the LAC Databook, Latin America and the Caribbean: Selected Economic and Social Data, annually since 1991 to provide member countries, development practitioners, and students of the region with a wide-ranging compendium of statistics on the region\u27s social and economic progress. The 2008 edition continues the aim of the Bureau to disseminate high quality data on the region from numerous reliable sources, both public and private. Each chapter of the Databook is devoted to a single sector or aspect of development in which the reader will find data across countries and time

Introduction to "An International Institute for Plant Nutrition"

Paper prepared by USAID introducing the concept of an institute of plant nutrition, including a fertilizer development center. The institute would consider the overall system of nutrient supply, with a concentration on biological nitrogen fixation and microbial solubilization of nitrogen, conservation and reuse of plant nutrients in waste products, and improvement of the production and use of chemical fertilizers in the tropics and subtropics. Agenda document discussed at TAC 8 and at CGIAR International Centers Week, July-August 1974

Shared Interest: How USAID Enhances U.S. Economic Growth

The primary objective of United States Government (USG) foreign assistance is to promote U.S. and international security and prosperity by bolstering economic and political stability and self-reliance in developing countries. There is no doubt that investing in global development progress is vital to U.S. national security. However, USG foreign assistance through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) also benefits the U.S. economy and U.S. workers. As one of the most internationally competitive economies in the world, the U.S. is a major exporter of goods and services, and our exports are in demand the world over. As countries get richer, they want to buy more U.S. products and services. By supporting economic growth and self-reliance in developing countries, USAID helps create better, stronger and more resilient markets for U.S. exports. When countries commit to moving forward, USAID programs can provide the needed capital, technology, ideas, and know-how to assist them. USAID is both from and for the American people

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Risk Appetite Statement

The purpose of this Risk Appetite Statement (hereinafter “Statement”) is to provide U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) staff with broad-based guidance on the amount and type of risk the Agency is willing to accept – based on an evaluation of opportunities and threats at a corporate level, and in key risk categories – to achieve the Agency’s mission and objectives. This Statement is a critical component in USAID’s overall effort to achieve effective Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), and the leadership of the Agency will review and update it annually as the ERM program matures and our needs evolve

Strengthening Nutrition via Agricultural Research Center Activities

Statement and brief paper by Joel Bernstein of USAID on the impact of IARC programs on human nutrition. Suggests nutritional content of foods as a criterion for prioritizing research. Agenda item presented at TAC Seventh Meeting, February 1974