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  International Food Security Assessment, 2020–30
  GFA-31, August 10, 2020
  In 76 low- and middle-income countries, the number of food-insecure people is projected to increase by 83.5 million to 844.3 million in 2020 due to effects of COVID-19 on GDP.
  
  Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019
  EIB-208, May 08, 2019
  Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2019, describes trends in economic, structural, resource, and environmental indicators in the agriculture sector. The indicators covered in this report provide assessments of important ch...
  
  Understanding Low-Income and Low-Access Census Tracts Across the Nation: Subnational and Subpopulation Estimates of Access to Healthy Food
  EIB-209, May 23, 2019
  State, metropolitan area, and micropolitan area estimates of access to healthy food, along with estimates of access for subpopulations.
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  Food Loss: Why Food Stays On the Farm or Off the Market
  
  Reducing food loss in produce—when fruits and vegetables are not eaten by consumers—is a priority for the USDA and other national and international food and environmental entities.
  
  Developing Alternatives to Antibiotics Used in Food Animal Production
  
  The animal pharmaceutical industry continues to develop new drugs, but a growing share are generic versions of existing animal drugs or are designed for companion animals (instead of food animals).
  
  SNAP Redemptions Contributed to Employment During the Great Recession
  
  ERS research found that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions were associated with increased local employment—with $10,000 of redemptions contributing to 0.4 additional urban jobs and 1.0 additional rural jobs.
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Prevalence of food insecurity, 2019

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