Insights and Stories on Food Aid

Taliban increase payment in wheat as economic crisis deepens

Jan. 11, 2022 at 3:43 pm CST

Kabul | Reuters — Afghanistan’s Taliban administration said on Tuesday it was expanding its ‘food for work’ program, in which it uses donated wheat to pay thousands of public sector employees instead of cash as a financial crisis intensifies. Wheat, largely donated by India to the previous U.S.-backed Kabul government, […]

World Food Programme starts distributing food in Venezuela

Jul. 7, 2021 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Reuters

Ban on food aid restrictions blocked at WTO

Dec. 21, 2020 at 2:20 am CST

By emma-farge

U.S. plans more aid for farmers amid China trade spat

May. 10, 2019 at 6:12 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

WFP says Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi-run areas

Dec. 31, 2018 at 1:59 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. House clears farm bill, with major food stamps changes

Jun. 21, 2018 at 4:51 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a massive Republican farm bill with changes to the government food stamps program that make it unlikely to become law in this form. The Senate is considering its own farm bill with no major changes to the Supplemental […]

By Amanda Becker

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

Mar. 16, 2017 at 12:23 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed halting funding for rural clean water initiatives and reducing county-level staff, for a 21 per cent drop in discretionary spending at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a White House budget document. The $4.7 billion in cuts would leave […]

By Jo Winterbottom P.J. Huffstutter

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