U.S. to donate 27,000 tons of high-quality wheat to support Georgia

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Food for Progress program, is donating an additional 27,000 tons of high-quality U.S. wheat to support Georgia during this outbreak, US Ambassador to Georgia Kelly Degnan said in a video message on Friday.

“Today, I am very pleased to announce that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, through its Food for Progress program, is donating an additional 27,000 tons of high-quality U.S. wheat to support Georgia during this outbreak

This is in addition to the 27,000 tons of U.S. wheat delivered this past December. As other countries are banning export of their wheat and grains, the U.S. is finding ways to help by providing more.

The U.S wheat is being provided through a $14.5 million program called Food for Progress.

We are working with great partners on this project including Land O’Lakes Venture 37, Michigan State University, and the Georgian Farmers Association in collaboration with the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture, the National Food Agency, and Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency.

By the end of this month, USDA will sign 18 small grant agreements, totaling $400,000, to strengthen the dairy, beef, and farming sectors, and improve food safety standards,” the U.S. Ambassador said.