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|  **Exporter********Assistance****Export********Programs****FOIA                Requests****Food                Aid****Food                Security****Import********Programs****Regulations****Technical********Assistance****Trade                Data****Trade                Policy** **Exporter Assistance**A number of                programs are available from FAS for individuals                or companies who plan to export their                agricultural product:****Export                        Counseling****Trade Shows****Trade Leads****U.S. Supplier                        Lists****Foreign Buyer                        Lists****Foreign Market                        Research**Export                Programs**FAS provides a                number of programs to help U.S. exporters of                agricultural products:****Dairy Export                        Incentive Program****Emerging Markets****Export                        Enhancement Program ****Facility                        Guarantee Program****Foreign Market                        Development Program****General Sales                        Manager programs (GSM-102/103)****Market Access                        Program****Supplier Credit                        Guarantee Program****Section 108****Unified Export                        Strategy**Freedom                of Information Act Request**FAS records                are public except for records in nine categories                which are specifically exempted from disclosure                by the Freedom of Information Act.**Food                Aid**USDA currently                provides food aid abroad through three channels:                the Public Law 480 (P.L. 480) program, also known                as the Food for Peace program; the Section 416(b)                program; and the Food for Progress program.**Food                Security**The World Food                Summit convened in Rome November 13-17, 1996,                with a goal of "reducing the number of                undernourished to half their present number no                later than 2015." A U.S. Action Plan on Food                Security is being developed to strengthen what                the U.S. is already doing to alleviate hunger and                malnutrition both at home and abroad.**Import                Programs**Get                information on U.S. import requirements facing                U.S. exporters.**Regulations**A compilation                of regulations affecting FAS programs are                available from this site.**Technical                Assistance**FAS helps                increase income and food availability in                developing nations by linking the technical                expertise of the U.S. agricultural community with                those nations.**Trade                Data**Search through                the FAS trade data on import and exports of bulk,                intermediate and consumer-oriented (BICO)                agricultural products. **Trade Policy**FAS keeps                track of a number of trade agreements and                discussions from around the world:****APEC****Summit of the Americas****Binational Commissions US-Russia                        Binational CommissionUS-South                        Africa Binational CommisionUS-Mexico                        Binational Commission****NAFTA****World Trade Organization*Latest update:****Friday, January 22, 1999 11:20:14 AM* |