Food aid between countries
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- As food prices increase, food aid hits a record low
- ( United Nations [UN] World Food Programme , 2008)
- The 2008 edition of the annual Food Aid Flows report provides a comprehensive view of trends in global food aid, which include food aid deliveries by Governments, non-governmental organisations and th...
What does the 2008 US Farm Bill mean for Doha?
- ( S. Murphy;S. Suppan / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy , 2008)
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This article reviews the US Farm Bill, also known as the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 and asks how the bill might work in relation to the 19th of May draft of the proposed Doha Agreeme...
- How is the changing world food situation affecting the poor, and what can be done about it?
- ( J. von Braun / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
- The world food situation is being rapidly redefined, as income growth, climate change, high energy prices, globalisation, and urbanisation transform food consumption, production, and markets. This pap...
- Will US biofuel production limit food aid flows to Southern Africa?
- ( C. Grant / Wahenga.net, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2007)
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The production of biofuel has more than doubled in the United States since 2001 while food aid levels have been steadily declining. This brief considers how the global shift to ethanol may affect f...
- Zambia's refusal of American GM food aid highlights the complexity of food issues
- ( C. Bergstrom / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007)
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A failure to recongnise the complexity of food issues has led to the development of diverse and conflicting regulatory systems to address food trade and food safety. This paper uses the exampl...
Could U.S. food aid me made more effective?
- ( S. Murphy;K. McAfee / Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy , 2005)
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This paper takes a critical look at food aid, particularly U.S. food aid. It argues that much U.S. food aid, especially non-emergency food aid, is not nearly as effective as it could be and some of...
How can food aid support womens' role in food crises?
- ( ActionAid International , 2007)
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Women are often at the centre of food crises and are disproportionately affected by hunger, yet their central role in providing solutions is often overlooked. This discussion paper lays out some of...
- Examining nutrition interventions in Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- ( M. Chopra;M. Tomlinson / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2007)
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This Equinet paper investigates the links between nutrition and food security interventions located within or closely linked with the health sector. It uses country case studies on existing food se...
- The aftermath of the 2002 drought in Ethiopia
- ( D.O. Gilligan;J. Hoddinott / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2006)
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This paper explores the presence of persistent impacts of two food aid programmes: the Employment Generation Schemes (EGS) and free food distribution (FFD), which were implemented following the 200...
- Differing outcomes of food aid in Africa and Asia
- ( C. del Ninno; P. A Dorosh; K. Subarao / World Bank , 2005)
- This paper analyses the outcomes of food aid and food security in India, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Zambia. The research shows that there are large differences in the effectiveness of food aid in redu...
