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 FAS Mission 

 Richard Krajeck 

 November 10, 1993 



In closing, I would like to again iterate that the philosophy that instituted the 

 cooperation between the public and private sector has been lost in these past 

 years and replaced with audits and adversarial relationships. The fundamentals 

 of using non-profit organizations like the D. S. Feed Grains Council to bring 

 together the interests of com, sorghum and barley growers with agribusiness is 

 a sound practice which maximizes both producer and government funding. It is a 

 model that deserves the attention of the industrial sector in developing trade. 



What is also clear is that better management and targeting of funds will yield 

 better results, but we cannot be buried under audits when micro management by 

 default stymies program efficiencies. But it is folly to limit a look at 

 agriculture to just FAS: AID programs have to be considered in any review of 

 agricultural resources. 



While we strongly support the review and restructuring of FAS programs it is 

 evident that FAS can not meet its miesion of contributing to the profitability 

 of D.S. agriculture through the development and servicing of export markets 

 without the necessary funding. In countless markets around the vnsrld, the United 

 States' agricultural export promotion programs are being out-gunned and out- 

 funded by our competitors; for example, in the Former Soviet Dnicn, the European 

 Community is spending around $16 million dollars to promote feed grains exports, 

 while the United States has allocated less than $2 million dollars in the same 

 market. Given the tremendous contribution that exports of agricultural 

 commodities make to farm incomes and the general economy, we must insure that in 

 any restructuring of FAS or prioritizing of programs Congress provides the 

 funding necessary for both FAS and its private sector partners to do im effective 

 job. 



