| ID | 083823 |
| Title Proper | Renegotiating the food aid convention |
| Other Title Information | Background, context, and issues |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hoddinott, John ; Marc J. Cohen ; Barrett, Christopher B |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The current global agreement governing food aid-the Food Aid Convention (FAC)-has been subject to annual renewals since it expired in 2002. Critics have pointed to some serious limitations, but negotiations over a new FAC have become entangled in US-European agricultural trade disputes. Other issues in renegotiation include the patchwork quilt of food aid governance, in which the FAC's mandate overlaps with those of several other institutions; inadequate transparency; the nature of commitments-whether to express them in tonnage, value, or nutritional terms; the level of commitments and their distribution among donors; monitoring and enforcement of commitments; stakeholder representation on the FAC governing body; and the convention's institutional "home." Also problematic is whether the FAC should have an "instrument focus"-food aid-or a "problem focus," such as "food security." |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Governance Vol. 14, No.3; Jul-Sep 2008: p283-304 |
| Journal Source | Global Governance Vol. 14, No.3; Jul-Sep 2008: p283-304 |
| Key Words | Food Aid Convention ; World Trade Organization ; Food Aid ; Local Purchase ; Humanitarian Assistance |