Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement in Zambia

摘要: By law, US food aid relies on commodity procurement in the US. A powerful political coalition of farm groups, shippers and relief agencies vigorously supports these in-kind donation. As an alternative, local aid, Africa, has attracted growing interest because its potential to reduce landed costs speed delivery times. For this reason, many donors, other than US, have switched regional commodities. This paper reviews experience with Zambia. The study focuses primarily World Food Programme (WFP), agency most extensive conducting Africa. WFP’s suggests that or offers significant savings, both On average, maize procured Africa 30% 50% less white imported from arrives 1 2 months faster imports