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Kenya Borlaug Fellow Gains Insight on Helping Local Farmers

July 02, 2013 Erin Tindell, Foreign Agricultural Service Public Affairs Specialist

“Our dream is to be part of upgrading the living standards of small-scale farmers who produce the foods that go into Azuri products, in a sustainable and profitable way,” —Tei Mukunya, CEO of Azuri Health Limited, Kenya A common challenge among small-scale farmers in developing countries is getting...

Food and Nutrition Trade

Painting American Agriculture by Numbers

July 02, 2013 Virginia Harris, National Agricultural Statistics Service

2013 is the International Year of Statistics. As part of this global event, every month this year USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service will profile careers of individuals who are making significant contributions to improve agricultural statistics in the United States. I arrived at my...

Research and Science

Acting Under Secretary Discusses USDA's Role in Building Support for Aviation Biofuels

July 02, 2013 Doug O' Brien, Acting Under Secretary for Rural Development

Last week, in Chicago, I had the honor to hear from and meet some of the leaders in the nation’s aviation industry as they assembled to issue a new report showing a clear path toward cleaner, more economical and more secure energy alternatives through the increased use of advanced aviation biofuels...

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