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We are extremely honored to be featuring our Minnesota Grown Wild Rice and Wild Rice products such as our Wild Rice Pancake Mix and Wild Rice Flour at the upcoming first ever USDA Indigenous Focuses Trade Mission in Vancouver. Miigwech (“thank you”) USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) for creating opportunities for Indigenous producers to bring their products to global markets.
📰 NEWS: USDA Embarks on First-ever Trade Mission Focused on Indigenous and Native Nations Products For the first time, USDA will conduct an agribusiness trade mission focused on Indian Country and Native Hawaiian Community businesses, products and priorities, as well as amplifying collaboration and knowledge sharing with First Nations in Canada. USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor will lead this historic trade mission to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 17-20. She will be joined by 15 tribal agribusinesses and 13 Native Nations agricultural leaders. “This trade mission will be a conduit for enhancing the already existing trade network between agriculturalists belonging to Canada and U.S. Native Nations, as well as the Native Hawaiian Community,” said Under Secretary Taylor. “USDA is proud to be collaborating with the Intertribal Agricultural Council and the Department of the Interior’s Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to bring forward more Native Nations farmers and agribusinesses into exporting and foreign market diversification.” Indigenous food production reflects the rich traditions of Native people and continues to be a dynamic component of both U.S. and Canadian agriculture. Continue reading at https://lnkd.in/edd4ykVm. #usda #trade #export #agriculture #food #canada
Specialist in stored grain insect management for Food security and Sustainable Post -Harvest insect management
2wAs a scientist who got trained twice under FAO and CIDA project in Canada from India and later on workers for global food grain security from insects in storage through Green Gadgets...I welcome this great move . One point for kind consideration.. Organic storage methods of wheat or rice or sit pulses at every farm itself and at every home may be given importance... This is my humble suggestion as they start up promoted by me after my retirement in 2018 is doing good ....with non chemical insect remover from stored grain... A Little contribution by two little old and young Indians for Global food security. I pray for the great success of the USDA indigenous Trade Mission . Dr.S.Mohan Specialist in Stored product insect monitoring and management through Green technologies https://youtu.be/AsYXLYdY2Qs