The committee pursued new approaches to assisting small farmers in Africa and other countries around the globe through hearings. reports. and a major study by the Office of Technology Assessment. It also demonstrated the potential of providing credit to the poor to help them achieve a level of economic sufficiency that meets basic needs for food and shelter. Hungry people in the United States have been an equal concern of the committee. particularly children. the homeless. the elderly. migrants and others vulnerable to the damaging effects of malnutrition. The committees documentation of barriers to food program participation and recommendations for improved access are of vital importance to the coming examination of welfare reform. The study of coordination and simplification of assistance programs called for by the committee will contribute substantively to that discussion.
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