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Impact of Domestic Food Programs on Nutrient Intake of Low-Income Persons in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Jean-Paul Chavas
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Keith O. Keplinger
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University
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Domestic food programs in the United States originated in the 1930s, primarily in response to the needs of the agricultural sector. They served as a disposal mechanism for agricultural surpluses and were designed to stimulate demand. However, the nature of U.S. food programs has changed significantly during the last two decades. Out of a growing concern for the poor and the needy, their primary focus has become the improvement of the nutritional status of low-income families (Paarlberg, pp. 99-102.).

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Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1983

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