Africa Trade Office, Prince George's sign MOU

The Africa Trade Office in Largo, Prince George's County Economic Development Corp. and the U.S. Agricultural Research Service in Beltsville will announce a formal partnership Monday. The partnership will help develop new solutions to agricultural, climate and environmental challenges in world markets, particularly Africa, and also promote research of agricultural products, according to PGEDC information..

All three organizations expect the partnership to aide in bringing jobs to Maryland, assisting developing nations in African and encouraging international trade.The agreement will initially focus on ongoing Agricultural Research Services work that may assist Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Malawi and Ethiopia.