The undersecretary for trade and foreign affairs wants more funding to support USDA market develop programs.

Alexis Taylor tells Brownfield Congress can do that with investments in the next farm bill.

“These are highly effective programs. We see that the cost-benefit ratio for the dollars we spend and the economic activity that we see on the backend is really important.”

For every dollar the federal government spends on USDA market development programs, she says the return is around $24 dollars in additional U.S.

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