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About 78,000 refugees from tribal warfare and internal<br />

political strife are being given food assistance in the<br />

Congo, Dahomey, Senegal, and Tanzania.<br />

The delivery and distribution of U.S. Food for Peace<br />

commodities are carried out in many remote areas in<br />

spite of difficult problems of topography and war dangers.<br />

Support of Farmer-Owned<br />

Cooperatives<br />

In response to the congressional mandate contained<br />

in an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,<br />

Food for Peace commodities are used whenever feasible<br />

to develop and strengthen farmer-owned cooperatives<br />

abroad,<br />

This is most often accomplished through grants of<br />

feed grain to organized cooperatives for sale to me<strong>mb</strong>ers<br />

involved in livestock or poultry production.<br />

Feed grain sales are usually made on a credit basis with<br />

payment being made when livestock or poultry products<br />

are sold. Sales proceeds are used to purchase feed<br />

supplements and pay costs of program operation. Net<br />

proceeds, after payment of all authorized costs, revert to<br />

the cooperative as capital funds.<br />

The following are examples of such <strong>programs</strong>:<br />

Vietnam.-U.S. feed grains have been donated<br />

through the National Federation of Cooperatives of<br />

Vietnam to support a pig and poultry production<br />

program. The program has increased production of<br />

hogs and poultry both for local consumption and consumption<br />

in the Saigon area. Feeder pigs are being<br />

purchased by the National Cooperative from farmers in<br />

the Delta region and after vaccination and quarantine<br />

are sold to farmers north of Saigon. Both pigs and feed<br />

grain are sold on credit terms with payment being made<br />

to the Cooperatives when the hogs are sold for slaughter.<br />

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AID and Vietnamese technicians provide assistance to<br />

beginning farmers in management, feeding and marketing.<br />

The net proceeds received by the National Federation<br />

of Cooperatives are distributed to local cooperatives<br />

for equipment and services which assist me<strong>mb</strong>ers in<br />

poultry and hog production.<br />

Brazil.-A grant of grain sorghum was made to the<br />

Farmers Cooperative in the State of Ceara for sale on<br />

credit terms to 3,600 me<strong>mb</strong>ers engaged in dairy production.<br />

A staff of 5 dairy and veterinary technicians<br />

was hired to provide assistance to me<strong>mb</strong>ers. A disease<br />

control program and artificial insemination program<br />

have been started. The Farmers Cooperative built a<br />

pasteurization plant financed by a loan from the Agricultural<br />

Bank and is already processing 2,000 gallons of<br />

milk per day.<br />

Other Programs.-During1965 U.S. donated feed grains<br />

were being used in cooperative livestock <strong>programs</strong> in<br />

Korea, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Vietnam, Jamaica,<br />

and Brazil.<br />

DOMESTIC DONATIONS PROGRAMS<br />

Title III authorizes two donation <strong>programs</strong>: Section<br />

302 amended and broadened the authority contained in<br />

section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 for <strong>donations</strong><br />

of surplus food for domestic distribution to eligible<br />

recipients and outlets, and for distribution to needy<br />

persons overseas through nonprofit American voluntary<br />

relief agencies and intergovernmental organizations.<br />

Foreign <strong>donations</strong> have been discussed above.<br />

During 1965, domestic <strong>donations</strong> of dry beans, bulgur,<br />

butter, cheese, corn meal, corn grits, flour, nonfat dry<br />

milk, rice, and rolled wheat totaled 1,032.4 million<br />

pounds, valued at $98 million. The domestic beneficiaries<br />

included about 20.4 million school children as compared

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