Save the Date: Upcoming NASDA RAPP Trade Missions
***Dates subject to change
In May 2024, NASDA received USDA Foreign Agricultural Service Regional Agricultural Promotion Program funding to focus on Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, the United Kingdom and the EU. NASDA will use these funds to lead delegations, consisting of NASDA members and industry partners, to continue efforts initiated through the Emerging Markets Program with expanded markets. NASDA will lead the following trade missions this year and will continue to update this list as dates are confirmed. For more information, contact NASDA International Trade Programs Senior Director Megan Weeks.
Outbound: Thailand
April 24–May 1, 2026
Inbound: Finland Delegation to Maine
Portland, Maine
June 1–5
Inbound: Morocco, Senegal & Kenya Delegation to NEASDA Annual Meeting
Amherst, Massachusetts and Burlington, Vermont
June 7–12
Inbound: Thailand & Vietnam Delegation to SASDA Annual Meeting
Cambridge, Maryland
June 13-19
Inbound: Colombia & Panama Delegation to WASDA Annual Meeting
Flagstaff, Arizona
July 18-24
Outbound: Africa Food Systems Forum
September 2026
Outbound: Spain and Morocco
Oct. 2-9, 2026
Outbound: Romania
Oct. 17-24, 2026
Outbound: Chile
Nov. 1-6, 2026
Emerging Markets Program
Learn more about NASDA’s Emerging Markets Program trade missions from NASDA Senior Director of International Trade Programs Megan Weeks.
In 2022, NASDA was awarded $925,000 through the USDA FAS Emerging Markets Program. Through this program, NASDA helps organizations promote exports of U.S. agricultural products to developing countries with strong growth potential.
Listen In: NASDA’s International Trade Programs and Partnerships in Action
Podcast feature: Listen to Episode 84 of the Almond Journey Podcast.
This Almond Journey Podcast episode highlights NASDA’s Morocco Inbound RAPP Trade Mission to California and the collaboration between FAS Rabat, WUSATA, the Almond Board of California and state partners from New Mexico and Kansas to grow U.S. agricultural trade.
