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The Development Effectiveness of Food Aid : Does Tying Matter? / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Series:
- Development dimension 19901372.
- The Development Dimension 19901372.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture and Food.
- Development.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (122 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Paris : OECD Publishing, 2006.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The Development Effectiveness of Food Aid: Does Tying Matter? provides a detailed look into two food aid issues. First, the study assesses the effectiveness of the various ways in which food aid can promote food security and poverty alleviation. Second, the study demonstrates that food aid in-kind carries substantial efficiency costs, conservatively estimated as at least 30% on average. In contrast, most local purchases or regionally sourced imports are relatively efficient ways of providing food aid. Thus, there is scope for considerable efficiency gains by switching to less restricted sourcing of food. The study therefore argues that, in most circumstances, financial aid (cash) is the preferable way to fund direct distribution of food or to provide budgetary support for general development or project assistance.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed May 1, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 9789264013476
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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