The Arkansas Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (ARLFPA), funded through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA), will establish cooperative agreements between the state’s food distribution network and local farmers/producers to provide fresh, nutritious foods to underserved communities. The purpose of this program is to strengthen Arkansas’ local food system while, supporting local and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers through building and expanding opportunities.

The Central Council of Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit & Haida) proposes to purchase 15,000 pounds of Pacific herring roe spawned on macrocystis kelp (roe on kelp) from 15 tribal citizen fishermen and women in Southeast Alaska. Tlingit & Haida will distribute the purchased roe on kelp to more than 3,000 tribal citizen households (approximately 12,000 individuals) in 18 rural Southeast Alaska communities, most of which are not connected to the U.S. highway system and experience food security concerns.

The Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) will utilize LFPA program funds to strengthen its local and regional food systems, help to support local and socially disadvantaged farmers/producers through building and expanding economic opportunities, and establish and broaden partnerships with farmers/producers and the food distribution community and local food networks to ensure distribution of fresh and nutritious foods in rural, remote, and underserved communities.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced plans to purchase Rice Products for distribution to various food nutrition assistance programs.  Purchases will be made under the authority of Section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Charter Act.

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