USDA scrapped its longstanding hunger survey. Operation Food Search says that’s a bad move
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
September 25, 202511m 34s
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Show Notes
After 30 years of annual reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that it will no longer provide its Household Food Security Report, citing cost savings on “redundant, costly, politicized, and extraneous studies.” Without data from the annual report, organizations that fight food insecurity will be “flying blind” in their effort to provide resources to children, seniors and others who are vulnerable to hunger. That’s according to Kristen Wild, president and CEO of Operation Food Search, who shares her concerns and hopes in the wake of the USDA’s announcement.