USAID unveils U.S.-Africa ag ‘trade platform’

The U.S. Agency for International Development on Wednesday announced a new “trade platform” created to connect U.S. food retailers with African agricultural producers. Through the “Africa Trade Desk,” USAID seeks to establish a “secure supply chain from Africa to U.S. retailers by consolidating logistics, insurance, and track and trace technology from farm to retailer,” the agency said in a March 27 statement . USAID said it expects the trade platform to facilitate “at least $300 million in export sales” between...