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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.   ...
USDA Accepting Applications For Trade Mission To East Africa
USDA Accepting Applications For Trade Mission To East Africa
USDA Accepting Applications For Trade Mission To East Africa
Those looking to participate in the USDA's trade mission to east Africa have until Friday August 12th to get their applications submitted.  The mission to Kenya and Tanzania will take place October 31t through November 4th. "We realize the importance of Africa," said Foreign Agricultural Service Associate Administrator Clay Hamilton.  "A...
Argentina and Brazil Could Expand Wheat Production
Argentina and Brazil Could Expand Wheat Production
Argentina and Brazil Could Expand Wheat Production
The war in Ukraine is expected to expand wheat production in Argentina and Brazil, the primary wheat-producing nations in South America. Agriculture and consumer economics experts from the University of Illinois say both nations will likely already increase wheat planting this season, which begins in May ...
Vilsack Happy With 2021 Exports And Year Ahead
Vilsack Happy With 2021 Exports And Year Ahead
Vilsack Happy With 2021 Exports And Year Ahead
Speaking recently at the annual Agricultural Outlook Forum, Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says 2021 farm and food exports were very strong. "We were able to enjoy a record year in exports; a significant increase over the 2014 record.  But the good news is, that you're going to learn at this Outlook Forum, that we anticipate and expect 2022 to be even better; to break that record.  An ...
USDA: World Food Gap to Narrow by 2030
USDA: World Food Gap to Narrow by 2030
USDA: World Food Gap to Narrow by 2030
The intensity of global food insecurity, indicated by a measure called the food gap, is projected to lessen over the coming decade in the world's poorest regions. The improvement comes amid decreased incomes associated with pandemic-related drops in Gross Domestic Product, according to the Department of Agriculture ...

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