On the recordMarch 8, 2016
the embargo statute basically prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using any of its market assistance programming money, so we cannot directly help promote, as we do in other countries.
Source
congress.govTom Vilsack: “the embargo statute basically prohibits the Department of Agriculture from using any of its market assistance…”
Editor's note · Context
Vilsack explains the limitations imposed by the embargo on agricultural promotion in Cuba.
Share
More from Tom Vilsack
Mar 28, 2023
Every dollar of research generates twenty dollars, or more, of economic opportunity.
Mar 28, 2023
It would likely mean a loss of 40,000 rental assistance units in rural America.
Nov 19, 2023
We are writing to express our strong support for the above-referenced rule proposed on August 21, 2023, and urge the USDA to act expeditiously to finalize it.
Feb 13, 2024
There is no doubt that there are many, many, many working poor, working poor with an emphasis on working.
Other voices in this conversation
