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Food Aid Program Helps U.S. Farms, Hobbles Anti-Hunger Efforts

By | 06.05.09 | 6:00 am

A federal requirement that most international food aid be grown domestically — a boon for America’s farmers — is also hobbling efforts to feed the world’s hungry, according to a new government report released Thursday.

International aid programs that purchased food close to those in need not only spent much More…