Food Aid
U.S. food aid has maintained its funding through the constituencies of agriculture, private voluntary organizations (PVOs) and maritime industries. Without those constituencies, it would not be able to continue to have a positive impact on millions of needy people around the world.
Local and Regional Purchase
NAMA supports current food aid policies using U.S. origin in-kind food aid as opposed to local/regional purchases. We acknowledge that there are instances of quick onset emergencies where current U.S. procurement practices are too slow to respond in a timely manner. However, overseas pre-positioning warehouses and a supply chain management system of buying high nutrition foods prior to a specific destination declaration can be an effective method of addressing such circumstances without undermining the public support for food aid initiatives in the US.
Title II Funding
We support reauthorization for Title I, prioritization for multi-year development programs in Title II, expansion of the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program, an increase of minimum level of Food for Progress, replenishment of the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust, monetization in appropriate situations, integration of HIV/AIDS and Nutrition programs, and increased efficiency and effectiveness in Food Aid Programs.
Last updated January 11, 2011
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