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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...

Standing next to her healthy oxen, Grace Opono explains how new conservation techniques have doubled her maize yield over just two seasons. She is also earning a second income by providing tilling services to neighbors with her oxen. She tells me she...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2014 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service today announced funding for seven international projects through the 2014 Food for Progress Program...

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on Humanitarian Aid to South Sudan

Public Meeting on USDA’s International Food Assistance Programs Tuesday, May 13, 2014 9:00 a.m-noon USDA South Building J efferson Auditorium 1400 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20250 (Please use Wing 4 entrance on Independence Ave.) The purpose...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 NEW YORK, April 9, 2014 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide $183 million in U.S. agricultural commodities and support to...

You are Invited to Participate in a Listening Session on Changes in the Farm Bill Related to USDA International Food Assistance Programs Hosted by the Foreign Agricultural Service All interested parties are invited to participate in a Foreign...

U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Robert F. Godec visited Mathare Primary School to celebrate 10 years of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) support for school feeding and to honor the 50 years of relations between Kenya and the United States.

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...

Contact: Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Krysta Harden will lead a trade mission to promote U.S. agricultural trade...