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FAS is soliciting proposals for projects to be funded in fiscal year 2017 through the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program (LRP). Through the LRP, FAS partners with private voluntary organizations, cooperatives, and the World Food Program...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 126,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year; and Export sales of 140,000...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Borlaug Global Research Alliance Fellowships. Fellows will work with a mentor at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service or a U.S. university for up to 12 weeks on climate...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2017 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 115,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat for delivery to Morocco during the 2016/2017 marketing year; and Export...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 120,000 metric tons of soybeans for delivery to China during the 2016/2017 marketing year; and Export sales of 145,000...

Peter Mumo of Kenya meets with Amy Harding, deputy director of the FAS Food Assistance Division, in Washington. (Photo Credit: Steve Taravella, United Nations World Food Program) As a young boy in eastern Kenya, Peter Mumo faced a life of poverty...

Ten newest agricultural officers sworn into the Foreign Service, from left to right: Sean Cox, Mark Wallace, Abraham Inouye, Gene Kim, Kirsten Luxbacher, Neil Mikulski, Mary Rose Parrish, Amanda Hinkle, and Ben Rau Contact: FAS Public Affairs (202)...

Statement by Ambassador Michael Froman and Secretary Tom Vilsack on Reopening of Saudi Arabia to U.S. Beef Washington, D.C. - Ambassador Michael Froman and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack released the following statement upon the decision by...

USDA's FY 2016 investment in two international food assistance programs will benefit more than 6.1 million vulnerable people worldwide.

WASHINGTON, May 12, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 210,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Saudi Arabia during the 2015/2016 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2016—Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 132,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Israel during the 2015/2016 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA issues...