We wish to draw your attention to the possible repercussions of Ambassador Falconer’s revised language on food aid in the draft modalities text, 10 July 2008. The revisions in paragraph 12, Annex L, broaden the scope for food aid monetization. We, the undersigned, are concerned by these...

This paper develops an integrated model of the food aid distribution chain, from donor appropriations through operational agency programming decisions to household consumption choices. We use this model to simulate alternative policies and to perform sensitivity analysis to establish how varying...

The world has faced the big F’s during the past two years: Fuel, Food and the Financial crises. Though the financial crisis has taken a forefront in 2009 and signs of recession seem to be diminishing, one cannot say the same of the Global Food Crisis. Over a year has passed since the...

The analytical review of food aid, food production and food markets in Lesotho was undertaken on the request of the WFP Country Office in Lesotho in response to a long running debate that food aid was disrupting markets and creating disincentives to production, often with specific reference made...