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The Foreign Agricultural Service of the United States Department of Agriculture is a information provider, targeted at American businesses which want to import or export agricultural products. It provides statistics on production and distribution of foods around the world. The agency takes a partisan view of such issues as genetic engineering and truth in labeling.
Though it is not widely known, the USDA FAS also provides a wealth of services other than simply distributing packets about nutrition. The FAS is also responsible for the United food donation machine- from contract awarding to distribution, the FAS ensures that foreign countries receive food donations in time of need, whether that be during famine or war. More commonly heralded, USAID is an administrator of one type of USDA FAS program, Title II. The other programs are Food for Peace, Food for Progress, and 416(b).
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Foreign Agricultural Service (http://www.fas.usda.gov)
Ellsworth's interest in aiding agriculture was evident in his annual reports that called for a public depository to preserve and distribute the various new seeds and plants, a clerk to collect agricultural statistics, the preparation of statewide reports about crops in different regions, and the application of chemistry to agriculture.
The Deparment of Agriculture was crucial to providing concerned persons with the assistance that they needed to make it through this difficult period, helping to ensure that food continued to be produced and distributed to those who needed it, assisting with loans for small landowners, and contributing to the education of the rural youth.
The UnitedStates Secretary of Agriculture administers the USDA.
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