U.S. Government Agencies Active in the FSM

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

The Natural Resources Conservation Service, which falls under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, assists Micronesian federal, state, and local governments with agriculture, forestry, and environmental protection. The agency is actively involved with demonstrating proper agricultural techniques as well as undertaking traditional resource conservation activities such as improving soil resources and advising on the best practices for resource utilization.

The United States Congress mandated NCRS's presence in the FSM under the first Compact of Free Association in 1985. NRCS continues this mandate today under the second compact.

For more information, please visit http://www.pia.nrcs.usda.gov/.