WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program

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The WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program is a U.S. nutrition assistance initiative that provides eligible women, infants, and children with coupons or benefits to purchase fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables from authorized farmers’ markets and farm stands.

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instanceOf United States federal program ⓘ
nutrition assistance program ⓘ
acronym FMNP ⓘ
administeredBy USDA Food and Nutrition Service ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ
associatedWith Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children ⓘ
beneficiaryProgram WIC ⓘ
benefitDeliveryLocation farmers' markets ⓘ
roadside stands ⓘ
benefitType coupons ⓘ
electronic benefits ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
eligibleFoods fresh fruits ⓘ
fresh vegetables ⓘ
eligibleVendors authorized farm stands ⓘ
authorized farmers' markets ⓘ
focus locally grown produce ⓘ
fundingSource federal government of the United States ⓘ
goal expand awareness of farmers' markets among WIC participants ⓘ
improve dietary quality of WIC participants ⓘ
implementedBy state agencies ⓘ
territorial agencies ⓘ
tribal organizations ⓘ
legalStatus federally authorized program ⓘ
policyArea food security ⓘ
nutrition ⓘ
public health ⓘ
primaryPurpose increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables ⓘ
provide nutrition assistance to WIC participants ⓘ
secondaryPurpose promote farmers' markets ⓘ
support local agriculture ⓘ
supports local food systems ⓘ
small farmers ⓘ
targetPopulation infants ⓘ
low-income women ⓘ
young children ⓘ

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Food and Nutrition Service → hasProgram → WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program ⓘ
Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program → relatedProgram → WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program ⓘ
USDA nutrition assistance programs → componentProgram → WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program ⓘ
linked to: WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program