Food Programs and the Potato
Food Programs and the Potato
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2015-01-01
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Jensen, Helen
Jensen, Helen
Jensen, Helen
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Center for Agricultural and Rural Development
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Abstract
The special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is one of USDA’s major food assistance programs. WIC is authorized under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Major changes in the supplemental food packages were introduced in 2009 based on recommendations of a committee of the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine (IOM). One of the innovative program changes implemented at that time was the introduction of a cash value voucher (CVV) to supplement the purchase of fruit and vegetables for qualifying participants.