Organization: Softwood Export Council
Mission: TO PROMOTE U.S. SOFTWOOD PRODUCTS INTO INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THROUGH TRADE SHOWS, TRADE MISSIONS AND EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS.
Activities: MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM THE MARKET ACCESS PROGRAM (MAP) USES FUNDS FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S (USDA) COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION (CCC) TO HELP U.S. PRODUCERS, EXPORTERS, PRIVATE COMPANIES, AND OTHER TRADE ORGANIZATIONS FINANCE PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR U.S. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THE FOREIGN MARKET DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (FMD), ALSO KNOWN AS THE COOPERATOR PROGRAM, USES FUNDS FROM THE USDA CCC TO AID IN THE CREATION, EXPANSION AND MAINTENANCE OF LONG TERM EXPORT MARKETS FOR US AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
EMERGING MARKETS PROGRAM THE EMERGING MARKETS PROGRAM (EMO) USES FUNDS FROM THE USDA CCC TO PROMOTE, ENHANCE OR EXPAND EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES TO OVERSEAS EMERGING MARKETS IN LOW-TO-MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES.
NTEE category: International, Foreign Affairs & National Security
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition