USDA Tribal Consultation on Food, Safety, and Trade

2-3:00 pm ET TRIBAL CAUCUS
Hosted by Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative (IFAI), Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), and National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

3:00-5:00 pm ET TRIBAL CONSULTATION: FOOD, SAFETY, & TRADE
Mission Areas: Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services (FNCS), Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA), and Food Safety
Agencies: Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), and Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Introduction/Consulting Officials:
• Food, Nutrition, Consumer Services (FNCS), Deputy Under Secretary, Stacy Dean (2021 Consultation Official)
• Food Safety (FS), Deputy Under Secretary, Sandra Eskin
• Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA), Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Jason Hafemeister (2021 Consultation Official)
• Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), Under Secretary, Jenny Lester Moffitt
• Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), Deputy Under Secretary, Mae Wu (2021 Consultation Official)

2021 Barriers Progress & 2022 Next Steps:
1) Revise Procurement Policies: Small Batch/Local Indigenous Foods
2) Streamline Contracting for Tribal Providers
3) Increase Tribal Self-Governance Opportunities
4) Expand Support for Indigenous Food Sovereignty
5) Increase Indigenous Foods/Incorporating Indigenous Knowledge into Nutrition Education