USDA to provide $200 million for two food aid programs

USDA to provide $200 million for two food aid programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans Thursday to distribute more than $200 million in international aid through two department food aid programs in fiscal 2007.
   The programs, Food for Progress and McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition, will provide more than 330,000 tons of agricultural commodities to 17 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.