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Farewell Reflection: Export Impact’s Journey

USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor

Growing up on a farm in Northeast Iowa taught me the values of resilience and innovation—qualities that have guided my work as USDA’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs. I reflect on the progress we have made in advancing U.S. agricultural exports and driving economic growth.

Farming Initiatives Trade USDA Results
USDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor touts the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program in Vietnam

Joint USDA-Catholic Relief Services Project Feeds, Teaches Guatemalans To Ensure Food Security

August 17, 2011 Linda Habenstreit, Public Affairs Specialist, Foreign Agricultural Service

The “dry corridor” in Guatemala suffers from annual drought and food shortages that affect the food security and incomes of people in the region. Last year was worse than most—drought followed by devastating floods caused by tropical storms and rain that destroyed crops, increasing food insecurity...

Food and Nutrition Trade

Conference Covers Past, Present, and Future of International Food Aid and Development Assistance

June 30, 2011 Michael Scuse, Acting Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

The USDA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have once again joined forces to collaborate with individuals and organizations that feed hungry people, promote sustainable development and provide technical assistance around the world. This is the thirteenth year of the...

Food and Nutrition Trade

USDA Holds Plant Variety Protection Office Board Meeting

May 20, 2011 Paul Zankowski, Plant Variety Protection Office, AMS Science and Technology Program

Innovation was the buzz word during the 2011 USDA Science and Technology Plant Variety Protection Office (PVPO) Board Meeting. The PVPO, part of the Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) Science and Technology Program, gives legal intellectual property rights, similar to patents, to breeders of new...

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