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Report of the Food Aid and Food Security Assessment: A Review of the Title II Development Food Aid Program
The primary objective of U.S. food aid programs is to enhance the food security of the poor in developing countries. USAID's Office of Food for Peace (FFP) commissioned an assessment of the Title II Development Assistance Programs (DAPs) to determine the degree of success DAPs have had in achieving and reporting on the food security goals set forth in the 1995 Food Aid and Food Security Policy Paper. The Policy Paper represented a fundamental shift in three components of Title II development activities: programming and geographic focus, performance reporting, and resource integration.
The report highlights the main findings of the assessment which include: greater focus of the Title II development program on the most food insecure regions and countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa; increased programmatic emphasis on improving agricultural productivity and household nutrition, including a dramatic improvement in the design of Title II agricultural and nutrition programs with the integration of complementary activities such as technical assistance and training, largely funded by monetization, the sale of food aid commodities to generate local currencies for logistic and other program costs; better results and results reporting; and better collaboration among partners. Recognizing this progress, this assessment report identifies program weaknesses and makes recommendations to FFP, Cooperating Sponsors (CSs), Missions and other stakeholders for strengthening the program over the coming years. The importance of transparency, consistency, flexibility and communication in the management of the program by FFP is emphasized.
