Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that Ginger Murphy, Associate Chief of USDA's Natural Resource Conservation Service, will spend a year providing support to the agriculture mission in Afghanistan. White there, Murphy will help implement and refine the country's agriculture strategy and will also help coordinate the many agricultural projects being implemented by all U.S. Government organizations.
In making the announcement, Secretary Vilsack said, "One of the most important ways we can revitalize the country's once vibrant agricultural sector is by sharing the expertise of senior leaders like Ginger who offer their personal passion and knowledge to help protect and restore Afghanistan's vital natural resources."
This will be Murphy's second Afghanistan assignment. Murphy first went to Afghanistan last summer on a short-term assignment to help the Afghan government develop a plan to preserve and protect the country's natural resources in advance of a major donor conference. More than a hundred USDA employees have served as long-term advisors in Afghanistan since 2003.
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