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>but many US farmers were USAID farmers 100% of their crop and all of their income was tied to USAID. Got a source for this? I wanna read on this.
by joe_mamba 9mo ago
>but many US farmers were USAID farmers 100% of their crop and all of their income was tied to USAID.
Got a source for this? I wanna read on this.
- sedawkgrep 9mo agoGoogling turns up a multitude. Quick Look says in 2025 $2B worth of us crops went to USAID. More info here. https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/usaid-dismantling-what-it-means-farmers-and-ag-research https://www.agweb.com/news/policy/politics/usaid-dismantling...
- throw0101a 9mo agoIt's about USD 2B worth of purchases: * https://archive.is/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/06/trump-usaid-money-american-farms/ https://archive.is/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2... * https://theconversation.com/american-farmers-who-once-fed-the-world-face-a-volatile-global-market-with-diminishing-federal-backing-271369 https://theconversation.com/american-farmers-who-once-fed-th... * https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/02/13/musk-gutting-usaid-american-farms-businesses/78382724007/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2025/02/13/mus... * https://betterworldcampaign.org/blog/what-us-farmers-get-from-americas-engagement-in-the-un https://betterworldcampaign.org/blog/what-us-farmers-get-fro... And in addition to farmers, a lot of companies/non-profits (for, e.g., logistics) were paid by USAID programs, as well as researchers for things like global health initiatives.
- jeffbee 9mo agoThere are crops that USAID bought that have literally no other market, like milo. https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5296876/trying-to-keep-food-for-peace-despite-efforts-to-dismantle-usaid https://www.npr.org/2025/02/14/nx-s1-5296876/trying-to-keep-...