U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improvements Needed in Foreign Agricultural Service Management

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Report Type	Reports and Testimonies
Report Date	Nov. 10, 1993
Report No.	T-GGD-94-56
Subject	Agricultural policies Agricultural products Commodity marketing Exporting Foreign sales Foreign trade policies International economic relations Program management CCC Export Credit Guarantee Program USDA Export Enhancement Program USDA Foreign Market Development Program USDA GSM-102 Program USDA GSM-103 Program USDA Long-Term Agricultural Trade Strategy USDA Market Promotion Program Agricultural programs

Summary:

The Agriculture Department's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) manages about $10 billion a year in agricultural export programs, which seek to boost U.S. agricultural exports by developing markets abroad for these products. The programs include the Export Credit Guarantee programs, the Market Promotion and Foreign Market Development programs, the Export Enhancement Program, and title I of Public Law 480. This testimony examines FAS' management of export promotion and assistance programs, its use of resources in reporting on agricultural developments overseas, and its strategic planning. Tight budgets and the large sums spent on agricultural export programs make sound management imperative. Improvements have been made, but GAO continues to be concerned about management weaknesses that undercut the efficiency and effectiveness of FAS programs.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture: Improvements Needed in Foreign Agricultural Service Management