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enough. To make something happen, there must also be 

 capital. And in the NIS, capital is scarce. 



A point of great importance is that small sums can work 

 wonders. Typically, $3,000 to $30,000 is sufficient. 

 And such small sums do not attract the financial 

 "vultures" who are drawn to larger projects. 



The successful model for such a program exists in Poland. 

 There, U.S. aid was sold for local currency (monetized). 

 The proceeds were used as seed capital for small agri- 

 industrial projects selected by a joint U.S. -Polish 

 commission. Details are readily available, and I will 

 not repeat them here. 



In my judgment, a seed-capital project based on the 

 Polish model would do more to promote privatization of 

 NIS agriculture than anything else that could be done. 



Distribute "Extension" Publications 



A substantial impact can be had by widely distributing 

 translated and edited versions of readily available USDA 

 Extension Service publications. There is great interest 

 in many subjects. 



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