Source: USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $480 million to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous and strengthen global food security through its two premier international food assistance programs, McGovern-Dole and Food for Progress. These programs rely on and support American farmers, ranchers, and producers, who generously share their bounty with the world, and open key markets for American businesses.
For the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, USDA is providing $240 million in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funds to purchase U.S. commodities to support six projects in five countries. Through Food for Progress, USDA is providing $240 million in FY 2025 funds to purchase U.S. commodities to support eight projects in six countries.
Under both programs, USDA purchases U.S.-grown commodities from American farmers and producers and provides them to implementing organizations. McGovern-Dole partners will utilize 56,170 metric tons of U.S. grown packaged commodities, a 50 percent increase from 2024, which will be used to provide critical school meals to vulnerable communities in Benin, Honduras, Mozambique, Pakistan, and Senegal.
Food for Progress implementing organizations will sell 361,000 metric tons of U.S. grown commodities, a 12 percent increase from 2024, in foreign markets and use the proceeds to provide critical support to remove trade barriers, increase imports of crops for agricultural inputs for American business, and ensure market access for American products in Colombia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Vietnam, Nigeria, and Nepal.
