Leaders from five state departments of agriculture and 26 US agribusinesses and organizations are accompanying Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden on a mission to sub-Saharan Africa this week, to expand export opportunities for US food and agricultural products in that market.
“Sub-Saharan Africa’s strong economic outlook, growing middle class, and surging demand for consumer-oriented foods creates a promising market for US food and agricultural products,” Harden says. “Over the past decade, US agricultural exports to this region increased by more than 50 percent, totaling $2.3 billion in 2014.”