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Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

September 22, 2022/US Federal Reserve Recent indicators point to modest growth in spending and production. Job gains have been robust in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Inflation remains elevated, reflecting supply and demand imbalances related to the pandemic, higher food and energy prices, and broader price […]

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $220 Million in International School Feeding Projects

September 21, 2022/USDA Foreign Agricultural Service The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $220 million in eight new school feeding projects that are expected to benefit more than a million children across 2,200 schools in food-insecure countries in Africa and East Asia, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today. The funds […]

Ukraine War Continues to Worsen Global Food Security-FAO, IMF, Others Say

September 21, 2022/IMF Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Director General Qu Dongyu, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank Group (WBG) President David Malpass, World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala issued the […]