Food for Progress

The Ranking Members of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees are pressing the Trump administration for answers on international food aid disruptions.   Senator Amy Klobuchar and Representative Angie Craig, both Minnesota Democrats, asked for an explanation following a stop-work order that halted the delivery and distribution of hundreds of millions of metric tons of American-grown food aid,

USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service recently announced its latest investments in the McGovern Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and Food for Progress.   “All told, it will be over $466 million, but govern Dole is $248,000,000 to nine countries, while Food for Progress is $218,000,000 of that to seven countries,” said Under Secretary for Trade and foreign Agricultur

The Senate Ag Committee released another helpful piece on the Farm Bill entitled "Farm Bill 101: Global Food Aid."

The USDA will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities.  The projects include promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America.   ...

The USDA will invest $178 million in seven international development projects on four continents to support U.S. government priorities.  The projects include promoting climate-smart agriculture, facilitating trade and addressing the root causes of migration in Central America.   ...