USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Strategic Plan FY 2020-2024

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service Strategic Plan FY 2020-2024 is a national sectoral strategic plan of the United States of America. Its main vision is to facilitate the strategic marketing of U.S. agricultural products in domestic and inter¬national markets, while ensuring fair trading practices and promoting a competitive and efficient marketplace to the benefit of produc¬ers, traders, and consumers of U.S. food, fiber and specialty crops.
More specifically, the Plan aims to increase agricultural opportunities by supporting a competitive, fact-based, data-driven agricultural system; provide architectural design and market development support to expand local and regional food systems; export verification and certification programs: facilitate the trade of U.S. agricultural products by providing user-fee funded programs to U.S. agricultural companies that either verify or certify to foreign market requirements that would otherwise inhibit market access of U.S. agricultural products; grading: AMS user-fee grading programs will provide grading, inspection and auditing services that are timely, unbiased, and a good value to the industry; develop commodity standards and programs to facilitate global trade and economic growth; national organic program: increase agricultural opportunities by establishing clear standards that ensure a consistent marketing system; ensure research and promotion programs operate in compliance with acts, orders and guidelines; sustain excellence in the quality and wholesomeness of agricultural products; stabilize and protect markets; enhance the procurement business model; ensure and expand optimal web- based supply chain management service delivery; improve access to healthy, locally produced foods while developing market opportunities; provide financial protection to livestock producers and ensure fair and competitive markets for livestock, meat and poultry; facilitate fair trading practices in the marketing of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables in interstate and foreign commerce; boost fair trade practices by administering all provisions of the U.S. warehouse act and commodity credit corporation storage agreements; ensure consumers are aware of and provided with accurate information about food sources; foster an environment of employee engagement, development, communication and accountability; enhance information technology governance; and cultivate a rich and diverse workforce.