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* We need to build a long-term strategy and develop programs to 

 succeed in that objective, but a long-term strategy should include a 

 funding reserve that would permit a ready response to any unexpected 

 or unprogrammed market opportunity. 



* We need to shift and leverage existing resources to target our 

 long-term mission objectives. 



* We need to be flexible and able to respond to specific requirements 

 in individual country markets. 



* We need to use technological advances to enhance cooperation, build 

 teamwork and streamline our market development operations that involve 

 both the public and private sectors. 



What kind of policies are strategies do we need to respond 

 effectively? I have several suggestions to make: 



First, food system growth in developing country markets calls for 

 greater coordination in our policies, not only those programs that 

 move bulk commodities. 



— We should examine coordinating our food aid, commercial credit 

 guarantees, OPIC and Exlm. We must remember that goods often follow 

 investment. We can sell not only our agricultural products; we can 

 finance the transfer of U.S. food processing technologies and ensure 

 that U.S. companies are in key positions throughout the world. 



