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FSU. In February, two meat processors from the Wilson Food and Oscar Mayer 

 Food firms were assigned to a large Russian meat processing plant in 

 Novosibivsk for one year. 



In March, a retired U.S. bakery executive was assigned to the largest 

 bakery operation in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan. In Belarus, the program arranged 

 the contact of a major U.S. fruit exporter with a local fruit and vegetable 

 cooperative. 



Cochran Fellowships— A total of up to 200 fellowships are planned this 

 fiscal year for the former Soviet Union in a wide variety of fields for 

 mid-level agriculturalists and administrators from the public and private 

 sectors. Topics include agricultural privatization, trade, agribusiness, 

 management, finance, and marketing. Participants meet U.S. specialists, 

 participate in field observations and industry visits, experience on-the-job 

 training, and attend U.S. university courses and seminars. 



So far, fellows have been selected from all former republics except 

 Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Georgia, and Moldova. To date, 80 participants have 

 arrived in the United States~40 from Russia, 12 from Ukraine, 9 from Belarus, 

 6 from Armenia, 6 from Kazakhstan, and 7 from Kyrgyzstan. 



