Some 70 agricultural organizations are benefiting from funding to help expand commercial export marketsU.S. agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA)
Under the Foreign Market Development Program (FMD), the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) will allocate a total of $31.7 million to 22 trade organizations that represent US agricultural producers, with these in turn required to contribute a minimum 50% cost share.
Market Access Program (MAP), meanwhile, FAS will provide $194.4 million to 68 non-profit organizations and cooperatives, with participants contributing a minimum 10% match for generic marketing and promotion activities, and a dollar-for-dollar match for promotion of branded products by small businesses and cooperatives.
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