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The Foreign
Agricultural Service
The Foreign
Agricultural Service
U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of Agriculture
Who We Are
Who We Are
FAS’s global mission is to maintain and expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agriculture sector, as well as provide food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries
Staff includes about 850 people in Washington, DC, and in 97 overseas offices covering more than 154 countries worldwide
FAS’s global mission is to maintain and expand export opportunities for U.S. food and agriculture sector, as well as provide food aid and technical assistance to foreign countries
Staff includes about 850 people in Washington, DC, and in 97 overseas offices covering more than 154 countries worldwide
Who We AreWho We Are
What We Do
What We Do
Market AccessTrade DevelopmentResolve Sanitary-Phytosanitary
(SPS) Issues and Technical Barriers to Trade
Trade-Related Technical AssistanceMarket Intelligence
Market AccessTrade DevelopmentResolve Sanitary-Phytosanitary
(SPS) Issues and Technical Barriers to Trade
Trade-Related Technical AssistanceMarket Intelligence
What We DoWhat We Do
Market AccessMarket Access
Gain and Maintain Access By monitoring and enforcing
trade agreements
Expand Access Through bilateral, regional, and
multilateral trade negotiations that lower tariffs and reduce trade impediments
Gain and Maintain Access By monitoring and enforcing
trade agreements
Expand Access Through bilateral, regional, and
multilateral trade negotiations that lower tariffs and reduce trade impediments
Trade Development By Partnering With Private Sector
Trade Development By Partnering With Private Sector
Market Access Program (MAP) Foreign Market Dev. Program (FMD) GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program
and Facility Guarantee Program Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops
Program (TASC) Quality Samples Program (QSP) Emerging Markets Program (EMP)
Market Access Program (MAP) Foreign Market Dev. Program (FMD) GSM-102 Export Credit Guarantee Program
and Facility Guarantee Program Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops
Program (TASC) Quality Samples Program (QSP) Emerging Markets Program (EMP)
Resolve Sanitary and Phytosanitary Issues and Technical Barriers To TradeResolve Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Issues and Technical Barriers To Trade
Monitor and enforce international sanitary/phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade rules
Participate in development and adoption of international standards
Work with developing countries to improve their regulatory frameworks, improving access for U.S. agricultural exports
Monitor and enforce international sanitary/phytosanitary and technical barriers to trade rules
Participate in development and adoption of international standards
Work with developing countries to improve their regulatory frameworks, improving access for U.S. agricultural exports
Technical AssistanceTechnical Assistance
Administer food assistance programs
Provide technical assistance to developing countries to help them become better trading partners and achieve economic growth
Support agricultural reconstruction efforts in post-conflict and post-disaster countries
Administer food assistance programs
Provide technical assistance to developing countries to help them become better trading partners and achieve economic growth
Support agricultural reconstruction efforts in post-conflict and post-disaster countries
Market IntelligenceMarket Intelligence
Provide information on international production, consumption, and trade, so that exporters/importers can make informed trade decisions
Report on changes in other countries’ policies that affect U.S. agricultural exports and opportunities
Provide information on international production, consumption, and trade, so that exporters/importers can make informed trade decisions
Report on changes in other countries’ policies that affect U.S. agricultural exports and opportunities
How We Do It
How We Do It
By Operating Eight Program AreasBy Operating Eight Program Areas
Overseas Offices
Why We Do It
Why We Do It
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
Because it supports President Obama’s commitment to work along the side of people of poor nations to “make their farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.”
Because it supports President Obama’s commitment to work along the side of people of poor nations to “make their farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds.”
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
Because the Obama Administration is committed to a permanent solution for food insecurity.
Because the Obama Administration is committed to a permanent solution for food insecurity.
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
In addition to feeding the hungry, USDA has built long-term capacity building and development aspects into all of its food assistance programs, making them well-suited to help stabilize emerging economies and rejuvenate failed and weakened states.
In addition to feeding the hungry, USDA has built long-term capacity building and development aspects into all of its food assistance programs, making them well-suited to help stabilize emerging economies and rejuvenate failed and weakened states.
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
Because the “middle class” outside the United States is expected to double by 2020, increasing demand for U.S. agricultural exports
Because the “middle class” outside the United States is expected to double by 2020, increasing demand for U.S. agricultural exports
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1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020Source: Global Insight’s Global Consumer Markets data as analyzed by OGA/FAS/USDA
Foreign households w/real PPP incomes greater than $20,000/year (in millions of households)
Developing countries
Developed countries
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
Because U.S. agricultural productivity is increasing about 1.6 percent per year, while U.S. demand is increasing only about 1 percent per year
Because U.S. agriculture is twice as reliant on trade as the overall U.S. economy
Because U.S. agricultural productivity is increasing about 1.6 percent per year, while U.S. demand is increasing only about 1 percent per year
Because U.S. agriculture is twice as reliant on trade as the overall U.S. economy
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
Because farm exports support nearly 1 million American jobs
Every $1 billion in exports creates about 10,000 jobs
Because farm exports support nearly 1 million American jobs
Every $1 billion in exports creates about 10,000 jobs
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FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
U.S. Jobs Supported by Agricultural Exports
Why We Do ItWhy We Do It
Because U.S. agricultural exports, which reached a record $115.5 billion in 2008, generated an additional $161.5 billion in supporting business activities
Because high-value products generate even more additional economic activity - $1.40 for every $1.00 exported
Because U.S. agricultural exports, which reached a record $115.5 billion in 2008, generated an additional $161.5 billion in supporting business activities
Because high-value products generate even more additional economic activity - $1.40 for every $1.00 exported
Thank you!Thank you!
FAS website:http://www.fas.usda.gov
FAS website:http://www.fas.usda.gov