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Disaster Assistance: Crop Insurance Can Provide Assistance More Effectively Than Other Programs

RCED-89-211 Published: Sep 20, 1989. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information about the Department of Agriculture's (USDA) role in providing agriculture disaster assistance since 1980, focusing on various programs' costs and effectiveness.

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Agricultural programsCost controlDirect loansDisaster relief aidEmergency loansFarm produceFarm subsidiesInsuranceNatural disastersProperty lossesCrop insurance