TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSES ADDITIONAL USD1 BILLION CUT FOR USDA PROGRAMMES
March 1st, 2017
FEDERAL government spending on food programmes and policies within the United States should be cut by USD1 billion for the remainder of the current financial year (to September 30), the administration of President Donald Trump has proposed.
These spending reductions would include USD363 million from the Office of Food for Peace, a 60-year old programme administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that is designed to help feed billions of people in developing countries.
In addition, the proposal would cut USD136 million from the ...
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