• How USAID cuts hurt American farmers

  • Feb 19 2025
  • Length: 8 mins
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How USAID cuts hurt American farmers

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  • The ties between U.S. foreign aid and American agriculture run deep — or at least used to. The U.S. International Agency for Development, or USAID, is the largest provider of humanitarian food aid in the world. Much of that aid comes from U.S. farmers, whose corn, wheat and rice is sold in bulk to the government for USAID's programs. What happens now if those programs end?

    Link to Jordan Schermerhorn's research of USAID ties by state.

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