Agricultural programs & laws

Agricultural programs & laws

Of or pertaining to laws, political programs or schemes related to agriculture.

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Agricultural programs & laws

World Food Program (WFP)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A UN agency that contributes commodities, services, and cash to developing countries to meet emergency food needs or to carry out economic and social development projects using food or local ...

world price

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The price at which commodities will move in international trade under existing marketing conditions. The concept "world price" lacks precision unless quality, location, and other factors are ...

food pantry

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A service that collects and distributes unprepared food and grocery products to the needy.

The act of withholding or making available agricultural commodities for export or aid by an exporting nation or group of nations for the purpose of influencing the actions of another country or group ...

food recovery

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

The collection of wholesome food for distribution to the poor and hungry. This includes field gleaning; perishable food rescue or salvage; the collection of perishable produce from wholesale and ...

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A 10,000 employee agency within USDA responsible for ensuring food safety in some 6,400 meat and poultry plants throughout the United States; the agency also certifies the safety programs operated ...

food safety initiative

Agriculture; Agricultural programs & laws

A 1997 interagency initiative among the Food and Drug Administration, Center For Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency, and U.S. Department of Agriculture to implement a series of ...