Canada and Food AidCanada and Food Aid

Types of food aidTypes of food aid

Canada provides food aid through four Canada provides food aid through four channels;channels; Emergency aid ($44 million in 2002)Emergency aid ($44 million in 2002) Food Aid in Development ContextFood Aid in Development Context

Bi-lateral ($330 million 2009 - 2010)Bi-lateral ($330 million 2009 - 2010) Multi-lateral ($285 million in 2010)Multi-lateral ($285 million in 2010) NGOs ($38 million in 2010 - 2011)NGOs ($38 million in 2010 - 2011)

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When a natural disaster strikes a developing When a natural disaster strikes a developing country, developed countries often send food country, developed countries often send food aid. This food aid, however, can disrupt the local aid. This food aid, however, can disrupt the local economy. The price of locally grown food drops economy. The price of locally grown food drops because free food is available, and farmers lose because free food is available, and farmers lose their income as a result. How should donor their income as a result. How should donor countries like Canada deal with such situations?countries like Canada deal with such situations?

Tied vs Untied Food AidTied vs Untied Food Aid

““As recently as 2007, more than half of Canadian food aid to As recently as 2007, more than half of Canadian food aid to developing countries had to be bought in Canada. This was developing countries had to be bought in Canada. This was known as tied aid, and it was neither cost effective nor known as tied aid, and it was neither cost effective nor efficient. Tied aid undermines the ability of developing efficient. Tied aid undermines the ability of developing countries to produce or buy goods for themselves and countries to produce or buy goods for themselves and delays assistance from reaching the people who so delays assistance from reaching the people who so desperately need it”.desperately need it”.

““In 2008, Canada fully untied its food aid, allocating 100 In 2008, Canada fully untied its food aid, allocating 100 percent of its food aid budget to international procurement percent of its food aid budget to international procurement and supporting the purchase of food in developing and supporting the purchase of food in developing countries”.countries”.

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