Water and Agriculture in U.S. Foreign Assistance

Michael O'Neill - Water and Agriculture in U.S. Foreign Assistance

Mon, Mar 30, 2009

Discussion Summary:

The USDA is domestically focused

USDA has a lot of departments focusing on agricultural research

In recent years, the US has occasionally been a net importer of food, so USDA has been concerned with food security for Americans

There has been a lot of investment in biotechnology recently