Shutdown of USAID's Food for Peace

Will ending USAID’s Food for Peace program hurt NC farmers? Here’s what we know
The program launched under Pres. Eisenhower after WWII to provide new markets for American farm products and humanitarian aid for starving people.
Almost $500 million in food is at risk of spoilage after USAID pause, report says
A report from the USAID inspector general says that almost $500 million in food assistance is sitting in ports, ships and warehouses.
Without USAID's Food for Peace, Kansas grain elevators have no market for sorghum
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have shut down USAID and Food for Peace, meaning Kansas sorghum farmers lost a market for their crop.
Are Trump and Musk ending a Kansas legacy by shuttering USAID's Food for Peace?
Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are shutting down USAID, a federal foreign aid agency that houses Food for Peace, which has a Kansas history.
Legislation introduced to move Food for Peace program to USDA
A federal foreign food aid program may have new life, thanks to legislation introduced in Congress this week. Is passed, Food for Peace would be moved to the USDA from the shuttered U.S. Agency for International Development.
Wheat groups support USDA administration of Food for Peace program
U.S. wheat has long been proud of the role our farmers play in feeding hungry populations around the world,” said USW President Vince Peterson. “Realigning administration of Food for Peace, our flagship global hunger program,
Kansas delegation introduces bill to continue USAID food program under USDA
Sen. Jerry Moran and Rep. Tracey Mann each introduced legislation Tuesday to their Congressional bodies directing the ‘Food for Peace’ program to continue under the USDA.
Kansas Legacy at Risk: The Shutdown of USAID's Food for Peace
Explore the controversial decision by President Trump and Elon Musk to shut down USAID's Food for Peace program, a 70-year Kansas legacy.
Congress could save Food for Peace by moving foreign aid from USAID to USDA
U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann has proposed a bill to save Food for Peace, the foreign food aid program with a Kansas legacy, by ...
GOP lawmakers scramble to protect foreign aid as food relief languishes
As GOP lawmakers in Washington try to protect a key food aid program from the Trump administration's cutbacks, international humanitarian organizations say the ongoing disruptions in assistance are ...
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Republicans push to resurrect 'Food for Peace' amidst efforts to dismantle USAID
Although it's now on hold, The Trump Administration's move to stop foreign food aid shut off a market that farmers have relied on for 70 years has triggered a big Republican push to resurrect the ...
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Mann, Moran sponsor bills to secure safe harbor for Food for Peace program at USDA
A pair of Kansas Republican lawmakers want to protect the Food for Peace internatinal aid program by shifting management to ...
U.S. lifts pause on food donations for World Food Programme
The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the U.N. World Food Programme said, ending a suspension that an aid ...