"At USDA, we are working with an
interagency team to help design and
implement the
Feed the Future Initiative,
sharing our expertise in the
agricultural sector on everything from
research and extension, to production
and processing, and marketing products
to consumers. USDA has capacity to both
engage institutions abroad and work in a
government-to-government capacity. And
our efforts are coordinated with the
Department of State and USAID, among
other agencies and partners …"
- Secretary of Agriculture
Tom Vilsack (05/20/10)
Importance of Research and Capacity
Building
"USDA's engagement with global food
security through Feed the Future focuses
on a number of interventions needed to
increase global food production and
increase the incomes of the poor. I want
to focus on two areas where I believe
that USDA has a lot to offer: 1)
research and extension and 2) building
capacity through, assistance, sound
public policies and institution building
… "
Building Sound Regulatory Systems
"USDA knows that ensuring food security
goes beyond just producing food – which
is why we are working to promote solid
policy and regulatory systems, sound
statistical and information systems, and
strong ministries of agriculture."
Improving Global Agricultural Trade
"... it is likely that food production
in many developing countries will be
constrained by limited resources and
prevailing weather patterns. That is why
improved global and regional trade must
be part of the solution to provide
adequate global food supplies and food
security. Trade encourages dietary
diversity, drives economic opportunity,
stabilizes food supplies and can reduce
food costs."
United States reaffirms commitment to
addressing global hunger and food
security through Feed the Future
initiative (05/20/10)
Find out more
about what USDA is doing to promote global food
security:
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Food Aid
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) helps
provide U.S. agricultural commodities to
assist millions of people in needy countries
through direct donations and concessional
programs.
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Capacity Building
The United States has
broad, comprehensive trade capacity building
programs throughout the world. With such
programs, developing countries can harness
the power of trade and create open,
predictable policies and procedures to boost
economic growth and reduce poverty.
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Development
Resources and Disaster Assistance
USDA manages technical
assistance, training and cooperative
programs with other nations to help build
stable economies and a more prosperous
world. Emphasized are
government-to-government institutional
development, with the goal of achieving
sustainable agricultural production, mutual
economic growth, conservation of natural
resources, and a protected environment.
—
Relief and Assistance for Victims of the
Earthquake in Haiti, 2010
—
Rebuilding agriculture in
Afghanistan
and
Iraq
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Promoting Agricultural Trade and Investment
USDA promotes agricultural trade and
investment through an array of technical
assistance activities in emerging markets.
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Scientific Exchanges
USDA
coordinates scientific and trade capacity
building exchanges in developing and middle
income countries through a variety of
programs involving the academia and other
U.S. government agencies.
—
Cochran Fellowship Program
—
Norman E. Borlaug International
Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows
Program
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