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WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992

act that established a food aid program in the U.S

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 28, 2026
Entity authorityQ7950613 ↗
Source-derived summary

The WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Act of 1992 (P.L. 102–314) established a program authorizing projects that provide participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) with food coupons that can be used to purchase fresh, unprocessed foods, such as fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets. The program is funded by the USDA and administered by individual state, territory, and tribal governments.

See also

1992 in the United States

Administration of federal assistance in the United States

Child and Adult Care Food Program

Child Nutrition Act (1966)

Farmers' Market Nutrition Program / Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992

Food security

Housing and Community Development Act of 1992

National School Lunch Act (1946)

School Breakfast Program

Summer Food Service Program

References

This article incorporates public domain material from Jasper Womach. Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (PDF). Congressional Research Service.

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The public source identifies “WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992” as act that established a food aid program in the U.S. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Farmers', Market and Nutrition.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1992, 1966, 1946, 2005—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Farmers', Market and Nutrition providing the first useful test.
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