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FAS: Recent Trip To Morocco A Success
FAS: Recent Trip To Morocco A Success
FAS: Recent Trip To Morocco A Success
The USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service led a trade mission to Morocco in early December.  FAS Administrator Daniel Whitley said the mission was a success.   “We had almost 300 business-to-business meetings, and we were able to get a glimpse of what the future of American agriculture products receptivity will be in Africa over the next couple of decades. I can tell you that it's a bri...
Additional RAPP Funds Announced
Additional RAPP Funds Announced
Additional RAPP Funds Announced
What do you know about the UDSA’s Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, better known as RAPP?   “RAPP specifically is about developing new markets and diversifying away from certain," said Andrew Brandt of the U.S. Grains Council.  " So, we are d...
NASDA Receives Large USDA Grant From FAS Emerging Markets Program
NASDA Receives Large USDA Grant From FAS Emerging Markets Program
NASDA Receives Large USDA Grant From FAS Emerging Markets Program
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture was recently awarded a USDA grant worth $925,000 through the Foreign Agricultural Services’ Emerging Markets Program.  The EMP helps organizations promote exports of agricultural products to developing countries with strong growth potential.   “...
Vilsack Africa Holds Great Potential
Vilsack Africa Holds Great Potential
Vilsack Africa Holds Great Potential
“The U.S. and Africa have long worked together through government-to-government relationships, business-to-business relationships, but it is truly through our public-private partnerships that most impactful work is in fact done," said Ag secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday, as he was moderating a panel at the U.S.-Africa Leade...
Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
A new report from the Farm Journal Foundation finds that increased U.S. investments in agricultural development and innovation are needed to make global food systems more resilient.  While climate change impacts agriculture worldwide, its effects are "substantially more severe" in warm regions, including Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.  The rep...
Bronaugh To Lead East Africa Agribusiness Trade Mission
Bronaugh To Lead East Africa Agribusiness Trade Mission
Bronaugh To Lead East Africa Agribusiness Trade Mission
Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh will lead a trade mission to Nairobi, Kenya, and Zanzibar, Tanzania, this week.  The trip is slated to wrap up Friday November 4th.  Representatives from 32 agribusiness and farm organizations will join Bronaugh on the trip.   ...

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