Multibillion-dollar debt relief for minority farmers is backed by House committee – Successful Farming

The House Agriculture Committee approved a landmark $4 billion program of debt relief for socially disadvantaged farmers on Wednesday despite Republican objections that the aid was an unconstitutional form of reverse discrimination. Chairman David Scott, a Georgia Democrat, said minority farmers deserved the help because they had been overlooked in the mammoth trade war and…

House panel to vote on SNAP extension and minority farmer debt relief – Successful Farming

Following President Bidens lead, the chairman of the House Agriculture Committee proposed an extension until Sept. 30 of the temporary 15% increase in SNAP benefits on Tuesday. ChairmanDavid Scottalso included a sweeping proposal for the government to pay off USDA loans and USDA-guaranteed loans held by socially disadvantaged farmers to put our Black farmers in…

African Development Bank President says vaccines and debt relief will be key to Africa’s recovery from COVID-19 – Africanews English

The President of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org), Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, has called for fair access to COVID-19 vaccines for Africans and said debt relief would help African economies recover faster and better from the pandemic. Speaking on 8 February at a virtual event held in his honour as the outgoing African of the…

Debt relief charity founder with ‘passion for financial justice’ stepping back – Aberdeen Evening Express

The founder of debt relief charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is stepping back from his role, 25 years after the organisation was set up. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the charitys patron, described CAP founder John Kirkby as having a passion for financial justice. The organisation was founded in Bradford, Yorkshire, in August 1996 and works…