Embassy Offices
Agricultural Affairs
Goal / mission:
OAA’s primary mandate is to promote and facilitate exports of U.S. agricultural products.
Basic facts about section/agency:
- OAA depends on the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- OAA is under the supervision of a regional FAS attaché based in Rabat, Morocco
What we do:
- Maintain close contact with Tunisian Agriculture Government Officials as well as public and private agribusinesses
- Assist U.S. exporters to make business contacts and understand the Tunisian market
- Recruit and sponsor potential buyers to visit U.S. food shows and organize marketing events
- Work closely with USDA-sponsored industry organizations such as US Wheat Associates, US Grains Council to sponsor several outreach activities
- Manage USDA’s credit guarantee programs and several fellowship programs such as the Cochran Fellowship Program
Some figures
- 2007 U.S.-origin agricultural imports to Tunisia reached nearly $ 193 million, an all-time high
- Agricultural trade accounts for nearly 40 percent of the overall value of U.S. origin goods shipped to Tunisia