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                              Language Access ServicesAs an equal opportunity employer and provider, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture offers interpretation and translation services of its program information and web content free of charge. Please email NIFALanguage-Access@usda.gov or contact Lois Tuttle at (443) 386-9488 if you need interpretation or translation services.

  Translation language services include:Arabic | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional) | French | Haitian Creole | Hmong | Korean | Portuguese | Polish | Punjabi | Russian | Somali | Spanish | Tagalog | Thai | Urdu | VietnameseArabicيقدم المعهد الوطني للأغذية والزراعة خدمات الترجمة الشفوية والترجمة التحريرية لمعلومات برامجه والمحتوى على شبكة الإنترنت مجانًا، باعتباره جهة عمل ومقدمًا يتيح تكافؤ الفرص. يرجى إرسال بريد إلكترونيإلىNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govأو الاتصال بـLois Tuttleعلى الرقم 9488-386 (443) إذا كنت بحاجة إلى خدمات الترجمة الفورية أو الترجمة.Chinese (Simplified)作为机会均等的雇主和供应商,国家食品与农业研究所(National Institute of Food and Agriculture)免费提供其计划信息和网站内容的口译和笔译服务。如果您需要口译或笔译服务,请发送电子邮件至NIFALanguage-Access@usda.gov或致电(443)386-9488联系Lois Tuttle。Chinese (Traditional)作為機會均等的雇主和供應商,國家食品與農業學會(National Institute of Food and Agriculture)針對其計畫資訊和網站內容提供免費的口譯和翻譯服務。如果您需要口譯或翻譯服務,請發送電子郵件至NIFALanguage-Access@usda.gov或致電(443)386-9488聯絡Lois Tuttle。French (France)En tant qu'employeur et fournisseur d'égalité des chances, l'Institut national de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture offre gratuitement des services d'interprétation et de traduction des informations relatives à son programme et du contenu de son site Web. Veuillez envoyer un courriel àNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govou contacter Lois Tuttle au (443) 386-9488 si vous avez besoin de services d'interprétation ou de traduction.Haitian CreoleKòm yon anplwayè ak founisè opòtinite egal, Enstiti Nasyonal pou Manje ak Agrikilti ofri sèvis entèpretasyon ak tradiksyon enfòmasyon pwogram li yo ak kontni entènèt gratis. Tanpri voye yon imèl nanNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govoswa kontakte Lois Tuttle nan (443) 386-9488 si w bezwen sèvis entèpretasyon oswa tradiksyon.HmongWueic oix bun cingv gong ziouv-jaa aenx caux zoux gong mienh duqv fih ndongc doic, ninh mbuo guoqv zangc dinc zangc gorn ziux goux lai hnaangx aengx caux gaeng-zuangx gorn zangc tengx dorh kou-gong gorn nyei waac-fienx faan benx baeqc waac bun muangx aengx caux faan benx sou-nzangc bun doqc aengx caux ga’nyuoz waac-nyiouz bieqc web wangv henh longc. Daaix luic juix email bunNIFALanguage-Access@usda.gova’fai lorx taux Lois Tuttle yiem njiec naaiv (443) 386-9488 beiv hnangv meih qiemx zuqc longc mienh tengx longc baeqc nzuih faan waac bun muangx a’fai tengx faan benx nzangc bun doqc.Korean기회균등고용주이자제공자인국립식량농업연구소(National Institute of Food and Agriculture)는프로그램정보및웹콘텐츠에대한통역및번역서비스를무료로제공합니다.통역또는번역서비스가필요한경우이메일NIFALanguage-Access@usda.gov또는(443) 386-9488로로이스터틀(Lois Tuttle)에게문의하세요.PortugueseComo empregador e provedor de oportunidades iguais, o Instituto Nacional de Alimentação e Agricultura oferece serviços de interpretação e tradução de suas informações de programas e conteúdo da web gratuitamente. Envie um e-mail paraNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govou entre em contato com Lois Tuttle pelo telefone (443) 386-9488 se precisar de serviços de interpretação ou tradução.PolishJako pracodawca i dostawca równych szans, Narodowy Instytut Żywności i Rolnictwa oferuje bezpłatne usługi tłumaczenia ustnego i pisemnego informacji o swoich programach i treści internetowych. Prosimy o przesłanie wiadomości e-mail na adresNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govlub kontakt z Lois Tuttle pod numerem (443) 386-9488, jeśli potrzebujesz tłumaczenia ustnego lub pisemnego.Punjabiਇੱਕਬਰਾਬਰਦੇਮੌਕੇਵਾਲੇਰੁਜ਼ਗਾਰਦਾਤਾਅਤੇਮਾਲਕਵਜੋਂ,ਭੋਜਨਅਤੇਖੇਤੀਬਾੜੀਦੀਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀਸੰਸਥਾਵੱਲੋਂਮੁਫ਼ਤਵਿੱਚਇਸਦੇਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮਦੀਜਾਣਕਾਰੀਅਤੇਵੈੱਬਸਮੱਗਰੀਦਾਤਰਜੁਮਾਅਤੇਅਨੁਵਾਦਸੇਵਾਵਾਂਮੁਹੱਈਆਕਰਦਾਹੈ।ਜੇ ਤੁਹਾਨੂੰ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਸੇਵਾਵਾਂਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਹੈ,ਤਾਂਕਿਰਪਾਕਰਕੇNIFALanguage-Access@usda.gov'ਤੇਈਮੇਲਕਰੋਜਾਂ(443) 386-9488 'ਤੇਲੋਇਸਟੁਟੇਲਨਾਲਸੰਪਰਕਕਰੋ।RussianВ качестве работодателя, предоставляющего равные возможности, Национальный институт продовольствия и сельского хозяйства (National Institute of Food and Agriculture) предлагает услуги по устному и письменному переводу информации о своих программах и веб-контента на бесплатной основе. Если вам нужны услуги устного или письменного перевода,напишите на адресNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govили свяжитесь с Lois Tuttle по телефону (443) 386-9488.SomaliShaqaalaysiiye iyo adeeg-bixiyaha fursad loo siman yahay, Machadka Qaranka ee Cuntada iyo Beeraha wuxuu ku bixiyaa adeegyo fasiraad iyo turjumaada macluumaadka barnaamijkiisa iyo waxa ku jira shabakada oo lacag la'aan ah. Fadlan iimayl u dirNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govama kala xidhiidh Lois Tuttle halkan (443) 386-9488 haddii aad u baahan tahay adeegyada fasiraada ama turjumaada.SpanishComo empleador y proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades, el Instituto Nacional de Alimentos y Agricultura ofrece servicios gratuitos de interpretación y traducción de la información de sus programas y del contenido de su sitio web. Envíe un correo electrónico aNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govo póngase en contacto con Lois Tuttle en el (443) 386-9488 si necesita servicios de interpretación o traducción.TagalogBilang employer at provider na nagbibigay ng pantay na pagkakataon, ang National Institute of Food and Agriculture ay nag-aalok ng mga libreng serbisyo ng interpretasyon at pagsasalin ng impormasyon ng programa at content ng web nito. Mangyaring mag-email saNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govo makipag-ugnayan kay Lois Tuttle sa (443) 386-9488 kung kailangan mo ng mga serbisyo ng interpretasyon o pagsasalin.Thaiในฐานะนายจ้างและผู้ให้บริการที่ให้โอกาสอย่างเท่าเทียมNational Institute of Food and Agricultureเสนอบริการล่ามและแปลข้อมูลโปรแกรมและเนื้อหาเว็บโดยไม่คิดค่าใช้จ่ายกรุณาส่งอีเมลไปที่NIFALanguage-Access@usda.govหรือติดต่อLois Tuttleที่หมายเลข(443) 386-9488หากคุณต้องการบริการล่ามหรือการแปลUrduایک مساوی مواقع کے آجر اور فراہم کنندہ کے طور پر، نیشنل انسٹیٹیوٹ آف فوڈ اینڈ ایگریکلچر (National Institute of Food and Agriculture) اپنے پروگرام کی معلومات اور ویبسائٹ کے مواد کی تشریح اور ترجمہ کی خدمات مفت پیش کرتا ہے.براہ کرمNIFALanguage-Access@usda.govپر ای میل کریں  یا اگر آپ کو ترجمانی یا ترجمے کی خدمات درکار ہوں تو 9488-386 (443) پرLois Tuttleسے رابطہ کریں.VietnameseVới tư cách là nhà tuyển dụng và nhà cung cấp cơ hội bình đẳng, Viện Thực phẩm và Nông nghiệp Quốc gia cung cấp dịch vụ phiên dịch và biên dịch miễn phí thông tin chương trình và nội dung web. 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