The US government has donated farming products for US$35 million. The food products will be sold locally and the moneys used to strengthen government and private sector programs that support small and medium size farm producers. The aid is channeled by the Agency for International Development via the Technical Secretary of the Presidency. It contemplates a donation of 1,000,000 metric tons of wheat that will enter the country in a two-year period, starting with 20,000 tons in February 1999.
