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The Foreign Agricultural Service Linking U.S. Agriculture to the World
Curt Alt Office of Trade Programs
October 4, 2013
Overview
• FAS market development programs • Expectations for success
U.S. Agricultural Exports
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U.S. Softwood Lumber Exports
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FAS – Who We Are
• Chartered in 1953 to support U.S. agricultural exports
• FAS has a network of 96 overseas offices covering more than 169 countries worldwide
• Agency budget of $168 million that supports USDA programs worth more than $6 billion
FAS – How We Do It
• Market Access • Technical Assistance • Market Development
Market Access
• Trade agreements: Expanding and maintaining access to markets
• TBT and SPS resolutions • Trade policy: Standards,
regulations, etc.
Technical Assistance
• Food assistance programs • Provide technical assistance
to developing countries • Support agricultural
reconstruction in post-conflict and post-disaster countries
Market Development
• Market Access Program (MAP) • Foreign Market Development (FMD) • Emerging Markets Program • Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops • Quality Samples Program • GSM-102 Credit Guarantee Program
2013 Program Participants
• MAP: $200M; FMD: $34.5M • ≈70 program participants • FAS Wood Cooperators
– Four groups in joint program: SFPA, SEC, APA, and AHEC
– 2013: $13 million in MAP & FMD
FAS/Cooperator Partnerships
• FAS partners with Cooperators, who carry out activities
• Both FAS & Cooperators contribute resources
• These ongoing partnerships are necessary if we are to achieve success!
How Success is Evaluated
• Evaluation and results are 50% of annual review
• FAS is serious about using limited resources effectively and efficiently
• We evaluate ourselves as well as the participants
Evaluations of FAS Programs
• IHS Global Insight (2009) – Independent study found USDA’s international
market development programs have had a positive and significant impact on U.S. agricultural trade
– Every $1 spent on market development programs resulted in a $35 increase in U.S. ag exports
– Each $1 billion in exports supports 8,000 – 9,000 U.S. jobs
Evaluations of FAS Programs
• GAO Review (2013) – Review found no waste, fraud, or abuse – Review found no program duplication or issues
with the branded program, SME participation, or UES system
– Review concluded that FAS monitored participant programs appropriately and that the programs were evaluated as required
What does FAS look for?
• Defined evaluation and feedback process – Lessons learned? Changes? Impacts?
• Demonstrated linkages from activities to trade impacts – Evaluation results (ROI, etc.) – Trade goals – Success stories
U.S. LVL used to construct British Pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010
Wood Success Story
Strategic Planning/Implementation
• Each 25 percent of application review • Considerations:
– Inclusive planning process? – Appropriate staffing? – Compliance issues? – Appropriate constraints and performance
measures?
Industry Benefits
• FAS values our partnership with industry – A public/private partnership that works!
• Win/win: FAS achieves mission, supports NEI & ag exports; industry receives support to explore new markets, overcome obstacles, reach new customers
Tremendous export opportunities exist, and SFPA is your gateway
to capitalizing on those opportunities
