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Application Process Underway For 2009 MAP Branded Program

Southern small agricultural businesses may apply now for the 2009 funding from the MAP Branded program of SUSTA to market their products overseas.

Under the Market Access Program (MAP) Branded, SUSTA has provided more than $5 million to support the cost of marketing brand-name U.S. products overseas.  SUSTA (Southern U.S. Trade Association) administers the funds for MAP Branded from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS).

The 2009 application can be downloaded at www.susta.org/services/map_application.html and Georgia businesses may contact Maggie Adamack or Beth Miller at 404-656-3740 in the Georgia Department of Agriculture International Trade Office for assistance.