May a State agency authorize a farmer to accept the cash-value voucher if the State agency does not currently administer the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)?
Yes, any WIC State agency has the option to authorize farmers at farmers markets to accept the cash-value voucher. The interim rule adds a new 7 CFR 246.12(v) that specifies the requirements regarding the authorization of farmers at farmersmarkets. However, the interim rule requirements were designed to build on an FMNP infrastructure that already exists.
Yes, any WIC State agency has the option to authorize farmers at farmers markets to accept the cash-value voucher. The interim rule adds a new 7 CFR 246.12(v) that specifies the requirements regarding the authorization of farmers at farmers markets. However, the interim rule requirements were designed to build on an FMNP infrastructure that already exists. b. If a State agency authorizes farmers markets to accept WIC cash-value vouchers, do the farmers need to be included in the TIP report? According to WIC Program definitions, farmers are not vendors and therefore would not need to be included in the TIP report.
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