Integração Lavoura-Pecuária em Solos Arenosos: estudo de caso da Fazenda Campina no Oeste Paulista.

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An Alternative Approach to Food Assistance: Categorical Grants

A categorical grant is one alternative for modifying the Food Stamp Program (FSP) as pressures mount for restraining the growth of Federal expenditures for public assistance programs. Use of a categorical grant, a State-administered and federally financed program benefiting a single activity or group, would require a formula to assure equitable distribution of funds. This report highlights five formulas, using 1979 data to assess effects on program benefits and recipients. Some States would get less funding under any of the formulas

The Food Stamp Program as a Categorical Grant: Impact on Participation and Costs

The impending expiration of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 in September 1981, provides a forum for debate regarding the operation and funding of the Food Stamp Program. In the past, a frequent proposal considered in Congress has been the adoption of a categorical or block grant approach to food awsistance programs. This report provides an analysis of changes in benefits and participation under conversion to State administration of a federally funded food stamp program

Sunflowers: A Growing U.S. Food Source

The popularity of sunflower cooking oil has increased sharply in the United States during recent years, and could continue to grow as oil yields and domestic production increase. U.S. sunflower oil use- "domestic disappearance" - has increased from 83 million pounds in 1974 to 325 million pounds in 1 979. Sunflower oil exports rose steadily during the same period, from 9 million pounds to 110 million pounds

Impact of the Provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

The Food Stamp Act of 1977 mandated significant changes in the Food Stamp Program. The legislation imposed stricter eligibility standards and other changes designed to reduce the eligible population, while encouraging participation by the most needy by eliminating the purchase requirement, This report describes the impact of the program revisions on participation, food expenditures of recipients, and program costs

Progress Toward Eliminating Hunger in America

Food assistance funds in the United States have generally gone to areas most in need. Assistance in the most needy U.S. counties averaged $21.98 per person in 1967. By 1976, it had increased to$153.91. Corresponding figures for the least needy counties were $2.04 in 1967 and$26.35 in 1976. Food assistance payments accounted for almost 18 percent of each real dollar increase in per capita retail food sales in the neediest counties. Additional food spending was influenced more by increases in food assistance payments than by increases in earned income