Study supports U.S. food aid ‘monetization’

Industry Organizations

Thursday, November 29, 2012

A study commissioned by the Alliance for Global Food Security, a coalition of 14 private voluntary organizations and cooperatives engaged in international food aid, found that “monetization” generates multiple benefits in the recipient country and by selling the commodity for a fair market value, as called for in the House Farm Bill, it is unlikely to disrupt commercial trade. Food aid commodities may be distributed overseas or “monetized” – sold in a food-deficit country and the p...

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