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The State of food and agriculture, 2008：food aid for food security?

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Corporate Authors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Agriculture and Economic Development Analysis Division.
Group Author: Pingali Prabhu L., 1955-; Raney Terri L.
Published: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Publisher Address: Rome
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Subjects:
Food relief > Developing countries.
Food supply > Developing countries.
Agriculture > Developing countries.
Humanitarian assistance > Developing countries.
Carrier Form: xii, 128 p.: col. ill., col. maps ; 30 cm.
ISBN: 9789251056004
9251056005
Index Number: F312
CLC: F312.1
Call Number: F312.1/S797-1/2008
Contents: Subtitle from cover.
Included in the back pocket is a mini CD-ROM of the "FAO Statistical Yearbook 2005-2006 Vol. 2/1" in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish.
"TC/P/A0800E/1/12.06/3800"--P. [4] of cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
Examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks ways to preserve its humanitarian role while minimizing the possibility of harmful secondary impacts. Food aid has saved millions of lives, yet it is criticized as a donor-driven response that creates dependency on the part of recipients and undermines local agricultural producers and traders upon whom sustainable food security depends. The economic evidence regarding these issues is surprisingly thin, but it confirms that the timing and targeting of food aid are central to achieving immediate food security objectives. Reforms are necessary but should be untertaken carefully.

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