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June 9, 2014 The Honorable Tom Vilsack Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture Dear Mr. Secretary: Thank you for your response to my inquiry letter dated April 17, 2014, concerning the Soybeans for Agricultural Renewal in Afghanistan Initiative (SARAI) funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). After examining the materials that you provided, I’m concerned about the viability of the project and the apparent lack of analysis and planning performed prior to the project’s initiation. I’m most troubled by the following issues:
• The USDA confirmed that soybean production in Afghanistan has not met expectations and that there are doubts concerning the long-term sustainability of a soybean processing factory built as part of the project.
• The project’s implementer, the American Soybean Association, did not conduct feasibility or value-chain studies prior to initiation of the project in 2010.
• Scientific research conducted for the UK Department for International Development between 2005 and 2008 concluded that soybeans were inappropriate for conditions and farming practices in northern Afghanistan, where the program was implemented.
• Despite the lack of prior planning and analysis, and despite evidence that may have put the success of the program in doubt, USDA provided $34.4 million in commodities, transportation, and administrative funds to ASA for SARAI.
I understand that Afghanistan’s operating environment poses daunting challenges for reconstruction and development programs, and that any project in the country is bound to meet its fair share of difficulties. However, what is troubling about this particular project is that it appears that many of these problems could reasonably have been foreseen and, therefore, possibly avoided. Moving forward, I recommend that you take the following actions prior to any further investment of U.S. government funding in SARAI:
• Implement a thorough and comprehensive evaluation of the project’s future sustainability, including a review of existing research on the economic viability of growing soybeans in Afghanistan. If a viable business case cannot be supported, withhold further investment.
• Develop an in-depth plan to address the deficiencies and challenges already identified.
Additionally, I recommend that USDA thoroughly review the process by which the Food for Progress program evaluates project proposals and makes its final selections.
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I thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Should you have any questions, please contact my Director of Special Projects, Mr. Jack Mitchell, at or at .
Sincerely,
John F. Sopko Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Attachments: I: USDA Response to SIGAR-14-51-SP Inquiry Letter II: Third-Party Evaluation of SARAI
III: SIGAR-14-51-SP Inquiry Letter: USDA Soybean Program
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ATTACHMENT I: USDA RESPONSE TO SIGAR-14-51-SP INQUIRY LETTER
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ATTACHMENT II: THIRD-PARTY EVALUATION OF SARAI
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ATTACHMENT III: SIGAR-14-51-SP INQUIRY LETTER: USDA SOYBEAN PROGRAM
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