Representatives from 32 agribusiness and farm organizations will join U.S. Deputy Agriculture Secretary Dr. Jewel Bronaugh for an agribusiness trade mission to Nairobi, Kenya, and Zanzibar, Tanzania, this week. Representatives from Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, the URUS in Madison and the U.S. Livestock Genetics Export, based in Mount Horeb, will be among the delegates attending the trip.
Both Kenya and Tanzania, serve as strategic ports in East Africa, attracting many U.S. exporters and investors. Last year, the United States exported more than $60 million worth of agriculture, fish, and forestry products to Kenya, and $6.9 million worth of agricultural products to Tanzania.
During the week-long trade mission, U.S. participants will meet with potential importers, processors, and distributors from Kenya and Tanzania, as well as other East African nations, to establish trade relationships and expand opportunities for U.S. agricultural exports. In addition, U.S. federal and state officials will engage with government counterparts on trade-related policies that will advance U.S. interests and strengthen bilateral relations in the region.
Besides Wisconsin, officials from the Kansas, Minnesota, Oregon, and Nebraska agriculture departments, will be traveling with the deputy secretary.
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