Agricultural Marketing and Trade Program Information

CSREES supports a wide range of programs that enhance the domestic and international competitiveness of American agriculture, and the competitiveness and sustainability of rural and farm economies. This is achieved by partnering with land-grant and other colleges and universities, and other public and private institutions to advance knowledge and understanding of domestic and international marketing and trade policy and methods.

National program leaders administer multiple federal assistance sources, working closely with land-grant and other partners to guide the development of research, education, and extension activities related to agricultural marketing and trade.

Program leaders also provide liaison and review services to land-grant institutions, and facilitate communication among partners on issues related to marketing and trade through listservs, Web pages, and stimulated intellectual development of agricultural market and trade through participation in associations, committees and working groups.

Marketing and Trade Portfolio Alignment to CSREES Strategic Plan

Goal 1:

• Objective 1.1: Provide Research, Education, and Extension to Expand and Maintain International Export Opportunities
• Objective 1.2: Support International Economic Development and Trade Capacity Building

Goal 2:

• Objective 2.1: Provide Research, Education, and Extension to Expand Domestic Market Opportunities
• Objective 2.2: Provide Research, Education, and Extension to Increase the Efficiency of Agricultural Production Marketing Systems

CSREES Knowledge Areas

• 603 Market Economics
• 604 Marketing & Distribution Practices
• 606 International Trade and Development
• 609 Economic Theory and Methods
• 610 Domestic Policy Analysis
• 611 Foreign Policy and Programs
  

2007 Research Portfolio

Source:  CRIS Assisted Search, 25 Jan. 2007 http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/

* Active, extended, new, pending, revised, recently terminated

Multistate Research Committees

• Economic Assessment of Changes in Trade Arrangements, Bio-terrorism Threats & Renewable Fuels Requirements on the U.S. Grain & Oilseed Sector NC 1016

• Impact Analysis & Decision Strategies for Agricultural Research NC 1034

• Research & Education Support for the Renewal of Agriculture of the Middle NC 1036

• Applied Commodity Price Analysis, Forecasting & Market Risk Management NCCC 134

• Research Committee on Commodity Promotion NEC 063

  Impacts of Trade & Domestic Policies on Competitiveness & Performance of Southern Agriculture S 1016

• Fruit & Vegetable Marketing Innovations and Demand Assessment S 1019

• Managing and Marketing Environmental Plants for Improved Production, Profitability & Efficiency S 1021

• Marketing, Trade & Management of Fisheries & Aquaculture Resources W 1004

• Assessing China as a Market & Competitor WERA 101

Extension Committees

• Southern Extension Marketing Committee
• Western Extension Marketing Committee

CSREES List Servs

• Agecon Department Heads: agecon-heads@lyris.csrees.usda.gov
• Agricultural Markets and Trade: agmarketingtrade@lyris.csrees.usda.gov
• Agricultural Policy: agpolicy@lyris.csrees.usda.gov
• Economics Teaching: econ-teaching@lyris.csrees.usda.gov
• Extension Education: exted@lyris.csrees.usda.gov
• USDA Economists:usdaecon@lyris.csrees.usda.gov

Web Page

Agricultural Markets and Trade

Committee and Working Groups

• National Science Foundation, National Visiting Committee AgrowKnowledge Center
• Livestock Marketing Information Center, Technical Advisory Committee
• FarmDoc Advisory Committee
• National Institute for Commodity Promotion Research and Evaluation Advisory Committee
• USDA Interagency Economic Projections Committee
• ECOP Social Science Working Group
• ESCOP Leadership Advisory Committee
• C-FARE

Economics Association Affiliations

• International Association of Agricultural Economists
• Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education
• American Agricultural Economics Association    
• Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
• Southern Agricultural Economics Association
• Western Agricultural Economics Association
• USDA Economists Group

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