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Bhadriraju Subramanyam (Subi) Department of Grain Science and Industry

Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA

Tel: 785-532-4092 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.grains.ksu.edu/spirel

Title I: Economic assistance and food security Sale of US ag. commodities to developing countries and private entities

Title II: Emergency and private assistance program (USAID) Direct donation of commodities for emergency relief and development

Title III: Food for development (USAID) Government-to-government grants of ag. commodities tied to policy reform

Title V: John Ogonowski and Doug Bereuter farmer-to-farmer program

Voluntary technical assistance to farmers, farm groups and agribusinesses

Basis for visit to Ethiopia & Djibouti

Scoping statement for programmatic environmental assessment (PEA) for Title II food and commodity protection and fumigation: Environmentally sound design and management capacity building in Africa (ENCAP)

General pesticide use, with special reference to phosphine fumigation and alternative IPM tactics

Compliance with 22 CFR 216 Agency Environmental Procedures

Outcome applicable to all regions of the world where food aid is distributed

PEA Team Team leader/Environmental review specialist: Karen Menczer (USA)

Food grain protection/fumigation specialist: Bhadriraju Subramanyam (USA)

Social and environmental impacts analyst (Maureen Babu, Uganda)

First visited Addis Ababa, Adama in Ethiopia; traveled to Djibouti (Port)

Adama primary warehouse, Ethiopia

22 CFR 216

Bureau of Food Security (Environmental Bureau)

Negative determination; Categorical exclusions

22 CFR 216.2 (c) (i) and (c) (iii)

Research, training, and education

IEE PERSUAP needed if treated or pesticide exposed commodity is used for consumption

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