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USAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP) International Food Aid & Development Conference May 7, 2012. Title I: Trade & Development Assistance USDA Title II: E mergency & Develop. Assistance USAID Title III: Food For Development USAID Title V: Farmer to Farmer USAID
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USAID Office of Food for Peace (FFP)International Food Aid & Development ConferenceMay 7, 2012
Title I: Trade & Development Assistance USDA Title II: Emergency & Develop. Assistance USAID Title III: Food For Development USAID Title V: Farmer to Farmer USAID Section 416(b): Surplus Donations USDA Emerson Trust: Emergencies USAID/USDA Food for Progress USDA McGovern-Dole Global Food for EducationUSDA Emergency Food Security Program (IDA) USAID U.S. Food Assistance - General Outline
Legislative Context: Reliance on Agriculture Appropriations Note: Does not include MARAD reimbursements, carry over funds, and deobligations from prior year agreements.
Office of Food for Peace Food for Peace Emergencies: $1.2 billion in FY 2011 35 countries Development: $426 million in FY 2011 21 countries • Response to rapid onset and/or complex emergencies • Selected post-emergency stabilization activities • Address immediate food needs of populations at risk • Response to chronic food insecurity • Maternal and child health • Environmental stabilization • Sustainable agriculture • Risk mitigation and asset building
List of Development Food Aid Countries - FY 2011 Afghanistan Bangladesh Burkina Faso Burundi Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Guatemala Haiti India Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mozambique Niger Sierra Leone South Sudan Uganda Zambia
25.8% 74.2%
(This chart includes both USAID and USDA food assistance numbers.)
Office of Food for Peace Title II average cost/metric ton (delivered)
Trends • The historic trend in the reported number of natural disasters shows a consistent increase, with between 100 and 200 natural disasters reported each year during the 1980s, between 200 and 300 during the 1990s, and over 350 natural disasters reported each year from 2000 to the present. • In addition, conflicts across the globe have led to dramatic increases in the total number of internally displaced peoples (IDPs), which rose from 17.4 million in 1997 to 27.5 million in 2011. • The number of refugees is at a 15-year high, with 80% of refugees now located in developing countries that are ill-equipped to meet refugee needs. • In the last year alone, crises affecting 13 million people in the Horn of Africa and 5.5 million in the Sahel confirm the strong upward trend for food assistance.
Priority Issues • Resilience • Nutrition • Gender Equity and Women’s Empowerment • Monitoring and Evaluation • Expanding Toolbox • Capacity Building