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BBC News recently highlighted how the Food for Progress program is helping boost productivity and prosperity for farmers in Ethiopia. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-30144473 Source - BBC News / bbc.co.uk - © 2013 BBC

PHOTO (above): Deputy Agriculture Secretary Krysta Harden meets with Ethiopian farm owner Yetemwork Tilahun, who has built a successful dairy operation with the support of USDA’s Food for Progress Program. By Michael Francom, Agricultural Counselor...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2015 Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program. The program offers training and collaborative research opportunities to scientists...

Spring is here and brings with it many fresh healthy foods, including blueberries. Known for their antioxidants, vitamins and fiber, blueberries are a healthy option that is becoming more popular around the world and the U.S. blueberry industry is...

“Wayo-settchu” is a Japanese concept, roughly meaning “a blending of Japanese and Western styles.” This idea can be applied to everything from fashion and architecture to music and cuisine. On February 22, 2014, the U.S. Agricultural Trade Office...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, 2014 — Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 150,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Spain during the 2013/2014 marketing year; and Export sales of 126,000...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2013 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 180,000 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2014/2015 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17, 2013 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 278,384 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2014/2015 marketing year. The marketing year for corn began Sept. 1. USDA...

The Foreign Agricultural Service recognizes the U.S. agricultural exports grown, produced and harvested by American Indians across the country during Native American Heritage Month For more than 25 years, the Intertribal Agriculture Council has...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2013 -- Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the following activity: Export sales of 123,040 metric tons of corn for delivery to Japan during the 2013/2014 marketing year; and Export sales of 174,000...

Contact USDA Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sep. 26, 2013 — The United States and Japan today announced that beginning January 1, 2014, organic products certified in Japan or in the United States may be sold as organic...

Contact: FAS Food Assistance Division, (202) 720-4221 WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the fiscal year 2013 Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child...