Targeted Consumer Food Subsidies and the Role of U.S. Food Aid Programming in Africa: A Workshop Report

摘要

The purpose of the workshop was to: Review the experience of other institutions in targeting food assistance to low-income households; Identify cost-effective approaches for targeting food subsidies to alleviate household-level food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa; and Specify the appropriate role of food aid in targeted food subsidy schemes. The summary is particularly directed to Agency for International Development (AID) personnel, especially those in the Africa Bureau, the Food for Peace and Voluntary Assistance Bureau, and overseas missions, in the hope that the conclusions of the workshop will assist in the design and implementation of new targeting mechanisms. The report may also be useful in informing project planning and policy analysis by Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs), host-country agencies, and research institutions.