U.S. Embassy and Consulate
in Nigeria

The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) of the U.S. Embassy is the overseas arm of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). FAS Lagos has regional responsibilities for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Benin and Cameroon.

FAS Lagos offers a variety of services to U.S. and Nigerian agribusiness companies, government and non-government entities involved in agricultural trade and development. Read more about FAS.

Programs and Activities

• Cochran Fellowship Program
  provides U.S.-based agricultural training opportunities for senior and mid-level specialists and administrators from public and private sectors.
  (For details, please visit: http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/cochran-fellowship-program)
• Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellows Program
  helps developing countries strengthen sustainable agricultural practices by providing short-term scientific training. (Please visit:  http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/borlaug-fellowship-program)
• Faculty Exchange Program
  brings qualified agricultural educators from progressive agricultural universities in to the United States to increase their knowledge of, and ability to teach and perform research in, agricultural science subjects such as animal and plant health. (For details please visit:  http://www.fas.usda.gov/programs/faculty-exchange-program)

U.S. Trade Data

FAS Databases

Export Sales Reporting (ESR)
Information on U.S. export sales, by commodity and country of destination, updated weekly.

Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS)
Trade data from U.S. Census Bureau, Foreign Trade Division.

Production, Supply, and Distribution (PS&D)
Official USDA data on production, supply, and distribution of agricultural commodities for the United States…

For details visit:  http://www.fas.usda.gov/data