Mission
The International Production Assessment Division (IPAD) of the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is responsible for global crop condition assessments and estimates of area, yield and production for grains, oilseeds and cotton. The primary mission of IPAD is to produce the most objective and accurate assessment of global agricultural production and the conditions affecting food security around the world. Regional analysts use remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to collect market intelligence and analyze near real-time satellite imagery data to estimate global production.
IPAD Regions of Contact List
| NAME | RESPONSIBILITY | |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Frantz | Senior Director | Ronald.Frantz@usda.gov |
| Tetrault, Robert | Director | Robert.Tetrault@usda.gov |
| Reynolds, Curt | Sub-Saharan Africa, COR | Curt.Reynolds@usda.gov |
| Crutchfield, James | Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific Islands, Pakistan, COR | James.Crutchfield@usda.gov |
| Mita, Dath | East Asia (China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan), and SIA Manager, COR | Dath.Mita@usda.gov |
| Yadav-Pauletti, Sunita | Brazil | Sunita.Yadav-Pauletti@usda.gov |
| Mladenova, Iliana | Eurasia (Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus), Kazakhstan | Iliana.Mladenova@usda.gov |
| Collins, Ifeoma | Mexico, Central America, United States-- West, Lockup Coordinator | Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov |
| Jenkins, Justin | Southeast Asia, GIS Specialist | Justin.Jenkins@usda.gov |
| McGaughey, Katie | South America (less Brazil) | Katie.McGaughey@usda.gov |
| Mulhollen, Aaron | Canada and Caribbean, United States – East, Middle East (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey), Central Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan), Lockup Coordinator |
Aaron.Mulhollen@usda.gov |
| Purcell, Bryan | Europe, North Africa | Bryan.Purcell@usda.gov |
| Trent, Arnella | South Asia (India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka) | Arnella.Trent@usda.gov |
| Colson, Lisa | GIS Mapping/Imagery Analyst | Lisa.Colson@usda.gov |