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Inventory of Federal Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Programs

CED-79-125 Published: Sep 11, 1979. Publicly Released: Sep 11, 1979.
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In cooperation with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Office of Management and Budget, GAO developed a prototype food, agriculture, and nutrition program inventory (FANI). Four major factors prompted the development of this model inventory system: (1) the increasing uncertainty of world food demand; (2) the need for a central source to provide information on the numerous food, agriculture, and nutrition-related programs administered by federal agencies; (3) growing public demand that government productivity be maintained or enhanced; and (4) increased attentiveness on the part of Congress to its oversight duties. GAO created an index that defined 359 programs in 28 agencies according to sector of society, beneficiary, function, and scope. The FANI survey made use of a data collection instrument which contained the following 16 information elements: Program Title, Administering Body, Program ID Codes, Statutory Authority, Financial Data, Authorization, Program Description, Program Descriptors, Codes, Congressional Committee Jurisdiction, Related Programs, Program Reports, Agency Contact, Date Form Completed, Staff Member Completing Form, and Source of Information.

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Agricultural programsCongressional oversightFood supplyFood supply projectionsInternational food programsNutrition researchPerformance measuresProgram evaluationProgram inventoriesFood