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FOOD AID PROGRAM [4 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Plant and Crop Production
OBS

The CFIA administers a number of Acts and Regulations that, together, are designed to safeguard our food supply, protect the health of animals and plants and enhance the well-being of Canada's people, environment and economy. Under the authority of the federal Fertilizers Act and Regulations, the CFIA regulates the importation and sale of fertilizers(plant nutrients) and supplements(substances other than fertilizers that improve the physical condition of soils, or aid plant growth). The Fertilizer Section and the Fertilizer Safety Office are the two sections within the CFIA that are directly responsible for the design and administration of the Fertilizer Program.

OBS

Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Food Inspection Directorate, Plant Products Division.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
OBS

La Section des engrais et la Section de l'innocuité des engrais sont les deux unités, au sein de l'Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments, responsables de la conception et de l'administration du Programme des engrais.

OBS

Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments, Direction de l'inspection des aliments, Division des produits végétaux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités federales (canadienses)
  • Producción vegetal
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Record 2 2010-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

For example, the World Food Program operates a series of food-for-work programs in the far-west, mid-west and high mountain regions of Nepal and distributes emergency food aid to drought-affected people in mid-and far-western Nepal as well as in the eastern Terai.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

Le Programme alimentaire mondial, par exemple, prend en charge une série de programmes nourriture-contre-travail dans les régions de l'extrême-ouest, du centre ouest et des hautes montagnes du Népal ; il distribue également une aide alimentaire d'urgence aux personnes touchées par la sécheresse dans le centre-ouest et l'extrême-ouest du Népal de même que dans la partie est du Teraï.

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Public Administration (General)
OBS

Canadian International Development Agency.

OBS

The Food Aid Co-ordination and Evaluation Centre(FACE) is the organization responsible for co-ordinating the Food Aid Program within CIDA. FACE was established in 1978.

Key term(s)
  • Food Aid Coordination and Evaluation Center

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
OBS

Agence canadienne de développement international.

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing
  • Economic Co-operation and Development
CONT

Canada's aid funds currently support thousands of projects in developing countries in numerous fields including agriculture. The food aid program($183. 49 million in 1980-81) is administered primarily by the multi-lateral and bi-lateral programs. Through its food aid efforts, CIDA has become one of the major buyers of Canadian grain. In recent years these contributions have averaged almost one million tonnes of grain per year.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
  • Coopération et développement économiques
CONT

A l'heure actuelle, le Canada subventionne des milliers de projets dans les pays en voie de développement; ces projets touchent de nombreux domaines, dont l'agriculture. Le programme d'aide alimentaire (183,49 millions de dollars en 1980-81) s'inscrit principalement dans le cadre des programmes bilatéraux et multilatéraux. Ce programme d'aide a pris une importance telle que l'ACDI est devenue l'un des principaux acheteurs de grain canadien. Ces dernières années, l'ACDI a acheté en moyenne près de un million de tonnes de grain par an.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cultivo de cereales
  • Cooperación y desarrollo económicos
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