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International Science and Technology Engagements


USDA collaboration with our international partners stimulates the U.S. economy, enhances market efficiencies, provides the basis for science-based and data-driven decision-making for farmers, consumers, and policy-makers, improving the quality of life for all Americans.

USDA’s international science and technology (S&T) engagements are critical for advancing the interests of American agriculture. Strategic bilateral and multilateral engagements accelerate research progress through sharing information and leveraging foreign and domestic resources (human, financial, and infrastructural) to accelerate innovation and develop agricultural solutions. 

The Office of the Chief Scientist (OCS) leads and coordinates strategic international S&T engagements for USDA’s Chief Scientist. OCS helps strengthen international research collaborations to support reproducibility of results, promote accurate interpretation of findings, disclose conflicts of commitment or interest and support research values of openness, transparency, reciprocity, and merit-based competition.

Key OCS International S&T Efforts

G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists

The Meeting of the G20 Agricultural Chief Scientists (G20 MACS) identifies global research priorities and targets, facilitates collaboration between public and private sector organizations in the key areas, and tracks progress on established goals over time.

U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership - Agriculture

The U.S.-Ireland R&D Partnership brings together the U.S., Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland to support innovation. To apply for agricultural research funding under the Partnership, visit the National Institute of Food and Agriculture website.

Protecting and Promoting the R&D Enterprise

USDA is committed to promoting scientific and technological progress through international cooperation, while at the same time protecting the R&D enterprise. USDA is working with other Departments and Agencies to better protect the research enterprise through policies that are clear and uniform, support openness and encourage diversity. To learn more, read the White House blog.

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