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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Developing countries

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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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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