The Granger statistical test of causality was used to examine the relationship between total food imports and urbanization and between food aid and urbanization. Urbanization appears to have caused total food imports to increase in 13 of the 24 countries. Food imports appear to be a cause of...

Three food aid delivery systems are discussed. They illustrate the possible benefits and costs related to food aid activities. Case one is an example of anticipated food aid obligaticns, where commitmeots to food aid relief increase domestic produc:ticn in the dcnor nation. Case two illustrates...