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Food Aid and Trade Food Security Master CD, IUSS, University of Pavia, 2008/09 Paola Fava Maria Elena Ladron de Guev

International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development. Food Aid and Trade Food Security Master CD, IUSS, University of Pavia, 2008/09 Paola Fava Maria Elena Ladron de Guevara Prakash Sharma 23 April, 2009. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development.

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Food Aid and Trade Food Security Master CD, IUSS, University of Pavia, 2008/09 Paola Fava Maria Elena Ladron de Guev

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  1. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Food Aid and TradeFood Security Master CD, IUSS, University of Pavia, 2008/09Paola FavaMaria Elena Ladron de Guevara Prakash Sharma23 April, 2009

  2. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Food Aid has been one of the ways to solve food insecurity problems over the last60 years 840 million undernourished people in the world

  3. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Food aid: types • Program • In-kind aid • Government to government transfer • Project • As part of a specific project • Relief or Emergency • Distributed in emergency situations • Countries facing chronic food insecurity

  4. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Main donors involved

  5. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Reasons for receiving Food Aid • Hunger? • Political • Economical • Commodity Surplus: (i.e. CSSD)

  6. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development The process • Distribution • Big U.S. shipping companies involved • Major commodities used as Food Aid • Cereals (90%) • Rice • Course grains

  7. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Food Prices • Inverse relationship

  8. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development How does Food Aid affect trade? • Emergency Food Aid -Limited effect • Food aid can replace commercial imports

  9. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Dumping - Undercuts local farmers Prices fall: Benefits food buyers Create new tastes and markets It can destabilize local markets

  10. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Food Aid Concerns • Donor-driven system (promotes domestic interests) • Can create dependency • Food Aid management (corruption)

  11. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Our thoughts.. • Food Aid is not one of the solutions to food insecurity • Paradox: over 50% of people suffering from hunger are smallholder farmers

  12. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Possibilities • Weather-resistant seeds • Encourage transparency within governments • The usage of local markets • Food diversity • Financing research for sustainable approaches and infrastructure

  13. International Master Programme in Cooperation and Development Thank you!

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