This paper uses household-level data from Ethiopia to investigate the impact of food aid on the poor. We find that food … levels of income benefit from food aid and that - somewhat surprisingly - the benefits go disproportionately to the poorest … aid in Ethiopia is "pro-poor." Our results indicate that (i) net buyers of wheat are poorer than net sellers of wheat, (ii …

We wish to draw your attention to the possible repercussions of Ambassador Falconer’s revised language on food aid in … the draft modalities text, 10 July 2008. The revisions in paragraph 12, Annex L, broaden the scope for food aid …

This paper explores the empirical relationship between U.S. food aid flows per capita and nonconcessional food …, is if anything procyclical in recipient economies. Food aid fails to stabilize food availability. Both increased domestic … food production--i.e., agricultural development--and commercial trade appear more effective than food aid in advancing food …

The analytical review of food aid, food production and food markets in Lesotho was undertaken on the request of the WFP … Country Office in Lesotho in response to a long running debate that food aid was disrupting markets and creating disincentives … to what extent, food aid is negatively affecting domestic food markets and food production in Lesotho …

The analytical review of food aid, food production and food markets in Swaziland was undertaken on the initiative of … WFP Country Office to clarify issues on a long running debate in the country that food aid was disrupting markets and … creating disincentives to production. In this context, the review set out to establish if and to what extent food aid is …