Between the two world wars, U.S. assistance to low-income countries was often a private initiative, including the work of private foundations such as the Rockefeller Foundation and the Near East Foundation.For information on the Near East Foundation, see Also The Rockefeller Foundation, for example, assisted the breeding of improved maize and wheat varieties in Latin America and supported public health initiatives in Asia.
Between the two world wars, U.S. assistance to low-income countries was often a priva,te initiative, including the work of private foundations such as the Rockefeller Foundation and the Near East Foundation.For information on the Near East Foundation, see Also The Rockefel,ler Foundation, for ex!ample, assisted the breeding of improved maize and wheat varieties in Latin America :and supported public health initiatives in Asia.