Download or read book More Can be Done to Improve the Department of Agriculture s Commodity Donation Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book More Can Be Done to Improve the Department of Agriculture s Commodity Donation Program written by United States Accounting Office (GAO) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-11 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More Can Be Done To Improve the Department of Agriculture's Commodity Donation Program

Download or read book More Can be Done to Improve the Department of Agriculture s Commodity Donation Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In fiscal year 1980, state and local programs to feed students, the elderly, needy families, and others received over $900 million worth of food through the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) commodity donation program. About 90 percent of the donated food was for the school lunch program administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). Two other USDA agencies provide the commodities. USDA has not fully and accurately determined users' commodity needs, and states order commodities without determining user needs or preferences. GAO recognizes the difficulty of balancing the program objective of purchasing commodities for surplus removal and price support with the objective of purchasing commodities that user agencies prefer and need. However, GAO believes that improvements can be made. At times, commodities are received too late for use or without advance notice. Occasionally, recipients have to purchase food items locally which they would normally receive through the program. USDA allows states to restrict the mode of transportation to truck or rail, which can result in excessive transportation charges. The Department should consider increased use of the free-on-board (FOB) destination basis for procurement. It has been suggested that the commodity donation program be replaced with a cash or letter-of-credit voucher system. This would allow recipient agencies to purchase desired food items locally using cash or credit vouchers provided by the Department. Opponents fear a possible increase in opportunities for fraud and abuse, an increase in program costs, and a lessening of market surplus response capability. GAO believes that testing should provide Congress with needed data on the pros and cons of the alternative systems.

Download or read book More Can Be Done to Improve the Department of Agriculture s Commodity Donation Program written by GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIV. and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines major aspects of the program and identifies certain areas in which the Department could improve overall program administration and thereby improve program effectiveness. The report primarily discusses overall program administration; effectiveness of Department purchases made to remove temporary market surpluses; Federal and State program monitoring; and delivery aspects of the program. This report also addresses proposed alternatives to the current commodity program.

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Download or read book Review of Federal and Private Domestic Food Donation Activities written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Department Operations and Nutrition and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Federal Commodity Donations on the School Lunch Program Department of Agriculture written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Extend Commodity Food Distribution Authority written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Legislation to Extend the Commodity Food Distribution Authority and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Report to Congress Two Ways the Food and Nutrition Service Could Reduce Costs of Donating Commodities written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Report to Congress Improvements Needed in the Department of Agriculture s Commodity Distribution Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Department of Agriculture s Decision to Stop Bonus Flour Donations written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Government Information, Justice, and Agriculture Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports for 1984- include: The annual report of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Download or read book Food Distribution Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Agriculture and Forestry Committee and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Food Assistance written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report discusses the processing of commodities donated by the USDA to states and schools participating in the National School Lunch Program. The report provides information on the extent of processing by states and schools, differences in state processing requirements, and schools' satisfaction with access to processors and processor services.

Download or read book Food Distribution Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Effectiveness of Federal Food Nutrition and Surplus Commodity Distribution Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Subcommittee on Rural Development, Oversight, and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: