McGovern/Dole Program

Senator John Boozman says Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole were never just about hunger relief — they were also market tools for American farmers, and he wants them back under USDA jurisdiction in the next Farm Bill.

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins testified before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee this week and defended downsizing the USDA and potential cuts to international food programs.  The secretary added that the Agriculture Department doesn’t plan to close any of its 4,500 Farm Service Agency offices that serve America’s farmers.   “It is not i...

U.S. global food aid is stalled as the Trump Administration and government efficiency chief Elon Musk look to dismantle or combine parts of the U.S. Agency for International Development into the State Department.  And House Ag Democrats contend that roughly $340 million dollars in U.S. food a...

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 USDA will provide $466.5 million to strengthen global food security through its two premiere international development programs.  Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the agency will provide $248 million to the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, and USDA will provide $218.5 million...

What role does international food assistance play at the USDA?   USDA administers three international  food assistance programs: the Food for Progress Program, the McGovern/Dole Program, and  a subset of that being the Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Program.” said Ken Isl...