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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
USDA's Equity Commission issued a final report Thursday that includes a recommendation for reforms to commodity programs to address “historical inequities and discrimination” in the way farm subsidies are distributed.
Agriculture Department leaders didn’t officially receive a slate of interim recommendations from an Equity Commission convened last year until Tuesday, but the department says many of the suggestions are already in the works.
The commission studying discrimination in Agriculture Department programs says USDA should look closely at eliminating the county committee system that has historically played a large role in the Farm Service Agency’s management of farm programs.
In this opinion piece, Ertharin Cousin, Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs address the need for the development of coalitions that elevate the food systems agenda.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - A World Food Program spokesperson said that WFP head Ertharin Cousin won't seek a new five-year term. Cousin's term as WFP executive director expires on April 6.
