United Nations
FAS represents the United States at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Rome, Italy. Along with the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, FAS works to advance U.S. policies and support the efforts of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP), focusing on areas including emergency food assistance, sustainable agricultural development, and food safety standards.
Data and Analysis
To build upon the global efforts of the FAO, USDA’s Agricultural Trade Office (ATO) in Mexico City, in coordination with the U.S. Dry Bean Council and the U.S. Dry Pea and Lentil Council...
News and Features
During COP29, Secretary Vilsack highlighted four years of progress and historic investments to position U.S. agriculture and forestry as climate leaders, develop innovative climate solutions and build climate-smart markets to provide new revenue streams for rural communities.
USDA hosted an stakeholder event June 27 to begin sharing ideas for how to make the 2026 observance of the International Year of the Woman Farmer a momentous and transformational one.
The UN General Assembly has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, thanks to U.S. government efforts that were spearheaded by USDA and garnered more than 100 co-sponsors.