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To advance a science-based understanding of agricultural biotechnology, the U.S. Grains Council partners with a number of international organizations. Working with these organizations helps increase the scope and quality of Council programs and the Council thanks them for this support.


United States Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)

FAS, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products. FAS conducts programs designed to build new markets and improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace.


International Grain Trade Coalition (IGTC)

The IGTC is a coalition of national and international non-profit trade associations and councils whose purpose is to advise governments on the commercial requirements and economics of the world’s food, feed and processing industries, including but not limited to implementation of the Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety. For more information, contact Dennis Stephens at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


AfricaBio

AfricaBio is a non-political, non-profit biotechnology association for the safe, ethical and responsible research, development and application of biotechnology and its products. The association also serves as a forum for informed dialogue on biotechnological issues in Africa.

For more information, contact Jocelyn Webster, Executive Director at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Black Sea Biotechnology Association (BSBA)

Based in Bulgaria, the BSBA’s mission is to provide a voice for the concerns of local scientists; bring a more global view to the biotech debate; provide science-based information to consumers and the media; promote science-based regulatory systems; and allow locals to access products of biotechnology at reasonable costs and timelines.

For more information, contact Dr. Alexander Golikov, Executive Secretary of BSBA at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .


Russian Biotechnology Information Center (RuBIC)

The RuBIC was established to encourage trust in ag-biotechnology; to reflect public demands and address health and safety concerns; and to build public and stakeholder knowledge and acceptance in the sound application of the technology.

 
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The U.S. Grains Council is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to building export markets for barley, corn, sorghum and their products. The Council is headquartered in Washington, D.C., and has 10 international offices and active market development programs in more than 50 countries. Financial support from the Council’s private industry members, including state checkoffs, agribusinesses, state entities and others, triggers federal matching funds from the government and support from cooperating groups in other countries, producing an annual market development program valued at more than $26 million.

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