GAO flags ‘high risk’ priorities for USDA including climate change threats, best practices for reevaluating the Thrifty Food Plan

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The US Department of Agriculture should help farmers and ranchers better manage climate change risks and step-up oversight of federal assistance programs, including future reevaluation of the Thrifty Food Plan, which determines benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, warns the Government Accountability Office.