WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), a member of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, celebrated that Red Lake Nation’s Red Lake, Inc. will probably be taking part in a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) agribusiness commerce mission to New Delhi, India on the finish of the month. 47 numerous companies and organizations will be part of Under Secretary Alexis M. Taylor on the mission, and Red Lake would be the solely consultant from a Native or Tribal neighborhood.

“We need to support all farmers—and that includes making sure we’re advocating for Native farmers who may face unique and challenging barriers to successfully owning and operating farms,” mentioned Sen. Smith. “This trade mission to India will be a great opportunity for Red Lake to cultivate new markets for their agriculture products.”

While on the commerce mission, individuals will have interaction in focused conferences and web site visits to construct new commerce linkages, strengthen current partnerships, observe U.S. merchandise within the market, and uncover the newest Indian client meals developments. Participants can even obtain in-depth market briefings from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service and business commerce specialists.

Dating again to 2018, Senator Smith has pushed for Tribal inclusion on USDA commerce missions. She joined colleagues from New Mexico, Montana, and North Dakota to ship a letter to then Secretary Sonny Perdue to extra totally incorporate tribes into these commerce missions.

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