The Agribusiness Council, Inc.

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The Agribusiness Council (ABC) is a private, nonprofit/tax-exempt, membership organization dedicated to strengthening U.S. agro-industrial competitiveness through programs which highlight international trade and development potentials as well as broad issues which encompass several individual agribusiness sectors and require a "food systems" approach. Examples of such issues are commercialization of new technology/crops, environmental impacts, human resource development, trade and investment policy, natural resource management, and rural development.

Initiated under Federal government auspices by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967, The Agribusiness Council was formed by a group of business, academic, foundation and government leaders in order to facilitate American agribusiness participation in agricultural trade and development programs with developing countries - and represent private-sector agriculture interests to Federal government decision-makers.

Activities:
The Council's major means of achieving its objectives include:

* Evaluation of investment climate and growth sectors for private agro-enterprise in emerging country economies;
* Analysis of basic sectoral investment opportunities and limitations;
* Identification of specific agribusiness needs and opportunities for members/subscribers;
* Organization and implementation of agribusiness trade and development missions;
* Facilitation and encouragement of U.S. agribusiness participation in international agriculture forums and national networking activities;
* Communication of private sector concerns to U.S. government policymakers;
* Establishment and maintenance of international agribusiness contact and information database;
* Coordination of international agribusiness management education/training.
* Identification of individuals and issues contributing to the nation's history in an effort to preserve the nation's agricultural heritage;