Transcript ICD Market Development Tools

FORAGRO Panamá 2005 Apr. 13-15
International Cooperation:
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USDA-Foreign Agricultural Service
Sin Latin America and the Caribbean
David E. Williams
USDA - Foreign Agricultural Service
www.fas.usda.gov
Who are we?
USDA: United States Department of F A S
Agriculture
FAS: Foreign Agricultural Service
ICD: International Cooperation and
Development program area
RSED: Research and Scientific
Exchanges Division
USDA Mission:
Enhance the quality of life for the American people
by supporting production of agriculture
Ensuring food supply
Caring for agricultural, forest, and range lands
Supporting development of rural communities
Providing opportunities for farm and rural
residents
Expanding global markets
Working to reduce hunger in the U.S. and around
the world
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Market promotion and development activities
Export of U.S. agricultural commodities
Food Security – international
food assistance programs
International technical
assistance and training
programs
International Cooperation and Development
(ICD)
Research and Scientific Exchanges Division
(RSED)
USDA is not a development organization
Promote science-based approaches to both research
and trade policies
Promote programs with mutual benefits
Promote closer articulation with foreign counterparts
ICD/RSED Programs
Program areas:
Sustainable Agriculture & Resource Management
Science and Trade
Food Security
Short- and long-term research, training and technical
assistance programs
Emphasis on collaborative research, science policy,
education, technology transfer and, especially,
trade capacity building
Science and Technology
Development Programs
Scientific Cooperation and Research
Program (SCRP)
Norman E. Borlaug International
Science and Technology Fellowship
Program
Scientific Cooperation Research Program
www.fas.usda.gov/icd/grants/scrp.htm
Supports long- and short-term international
collaborative research and exchange activities
2004 SCRP Program activities in LAC:
Argentina (2)
Belize (1)
Brazil (4)
Ecuador (1)
Guatemala (1)
Jamaica (1)
Mexico (4)
Peru (1)
Norman E. Borlaug
International Agricultural Science and Technology
Fellowship Program
www.fas.usda.gov/icd/borlaug/borlaug.htm
Announced March 29, 2004 to honor Nobel laureate
Norman E. Borlaug
Short-term (6-8 weeks) training programs
in U.S. or third country
Collaborative program among USDA,
USAID, US State Department, and
the CGIAR
Mentor visit to Fellow’s home country
Local Currency Programs
PL-480 “Food for Progress”
Ecuador: native agrobiodiversity cons. (INIAP)
Peru:
national PGR program (INIEA),
agrotourism (CIMA)
Bolivia:
national Arachis PGR program (PROINPA)
Guyana:
national pgr program (NARI)
Regional Food Security Workshops
and Small Grants Programs
Central America – INCAP
Regional Technical and Policy Meeting in
Guatemala City (Dec. 3-5, 2002)
Small Grants Program (2004-2005)
Caribbean – CFNI
Regional Technical and Policy Meeting in
Kingston, Jamaica (Nov. 19-21, 2003)
Small Grants Program (2005)
Farmer Biotech Outreach
Farmer-to-Farmer Biotech Workshop held at
Zamorano Univ, Honduras, Aug. 16-19, 2004
In response to:
USDA’s Latin America Science & Technology Conf.
APEC High Level Policy Dialog
To share experiences on applications of GM crops,
policies, consumer acceptance, problems
Increase farmers’ involvement in technical and
regulatory processes
46 participants from 17 LAC countries
PROCINORTE
USDA hosts 2004 meeting in Washington, DC
Susan Owens, Director of USDA/FAS Research
and Scientific Exchanges Division is the US
representative
Active participation in 4 Thematic Task Forces
Library and Information Resources
NORGEN: Genetic Resources Network
Tropical and Sub-Tropical Fruits
Plant and Animal Health
CATIE: New Initiatives
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Central America Borlaug Fellows Program
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Henry A. Wallace Inter-American Conf. Series on
“Water, Agriculture and Food Security in MesoAmerica,” at CATIE, Costa Rica (May 2-5, 2004)
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TEACH – international agricultural literacy
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Targeted collaborations and research projects
10 Fellows from 7 countries in 2005, projected 2006
Fome Cero / Zero Hunger
in Brazil
Launched in 2003 by President Lula da Silva
USDA-USAID providing technical assistance:
Assessment team visited Brazil in Mar. ‘03
Hosted a group of Brazilian officials in Dec.’04 to
observe USDA food assistance programs
Follow-up activity planned for June 2005
Future Prospects
Science & Technology (incl. Biotech) to promote
food security and alleviate hunger worldwide
Trade Capacity Building
Cochran Program - >1500 fellowships in LAC
PL-480 local currency programs
FAS Field Offices located throughout the region:
www.fas.usda.gov/scriptsw/fasfield/ovs_directory_result.asp
Gracias!
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