Thursday - November 21, 2024
Tipoffs for Des Moines, Iowa (Federal) Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Foreign Agricultural Service: USDA Launches Food for Opportunity Program
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2024: * * * New Biden-Harris Administration Program to Promote the Use of Non-Traditional Commodities in Food Assistance Programs * * * DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 30, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the Food for Opportunity Program, or FFO, designed to expand opportunities for non-traditional U.S. commodities to qualify for various  more

USAID Deputy Administrator Coleman Issues Remarks on Measures to Feed Africa
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 1 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on Oct. 31, 2024, by Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman on measures to feed Africa: * * * DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR ISOBEL COLEMAN: It is an honor to join you today, representing the U.S. Agency for International Development. As we've heard, the level of need remains great in Africa. It is one of the few regions of the world where hunger and undernourishment have continued to rise in recent year  more