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funding. In countless markets around the world, U.S. agricultural 

 export programs are being out-gunned and out-funded by our com- 

 petitors. As an example in the former Soviet Union, the European 

 Community is spending around $16 million to promote feed grains 

 exports, while the United States has allocated less than $2 million. 

 Given the tremendous contribution that the export of agricultural 

 commodities makes to farm incomes and the general economy, we 

 must ensure that in any restructuring of FAS, Congress provides 

 the necessary funding for both FAS and its private sector partners 

 to do an effective job. 



Thank you. 



[The prepared statement of Mr. Krajeck appears at the conclu- 

 sion of the hearing.] 



Mr. CONDIT. Thank you, Mr. Krajeck. 



The next witness is Mr. Notar, president and chief executive offi- 

 cer of National Cooperative Business Association. 



Thank you for being here, sir. 



STATEMENT OF RUSSELL C. NOTAR, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF 

 EXECUTIVE OFFICER, NATIONAL COOPERATIVE BUSINESS 

 ASSOCIATION 



Mr. NOTAR. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 



I do want to thank the chairman and the members of the two 

 subcommittees for this opportunity to appear here today and share 

 with you the perspective and the experiences of the National Coop- 

 erative Business Association. We are known as NCBA, relative to 

 the Foreign Agricultural Service. 



NCBA is a national, cross-industry membership and trade asso- 

 ciation, representing cooperatives. Over 100 million Americans are 

 involved in cooperatives and there are 45,000 cooperative busi- 

 nesses in the United States. 



For many years, we were known as the Cooperative League of 

 the USA, or CLUSA. In fact, internationally, we are still known as 

 CLUSA in countries all over the world where NCBA promotes and 

 supports cooperatives through training and technical assistance 

 programs. 



We operate overseas through our international development divi- 

 sion which has an annual revenue volume of about $8 million in 

 programs and through CBI, which is known as Cooperative Busi- 

 ness International, (CBI) our for-profit trading company. 



We pursue international cooperative development by successfully 

 negotiating partnerships with the U.S. Agency for Intemationsd 

 Development, and other donors. Cooperatives are demonstrations of 

 democracy in action. But they are run as businesses, meeting an 

 economic need and result in improved incomes for their members. 

 And they are examples of sustainable development, development 

 that continues after a project is completed and donor funds have 

 been depleted. 



CBI, which was established by NCBA in 1984, is an international 

 business company that promotes trade and investment between de- 

 veloping country cooperatives, and U.S. cooperatives and other 

 businesses. CBI has generated over $150 million in sales and has 

 produced 6,000 jobs in developing countries. 



