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Tajikistan Food Aid Review
Tajikistan is the poorest of the five Central Asian Republics, experiencing economic collapse and civil conflict since the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991. Several years of drought in the region significantly reduced basic food crop production and have nearly exhausted normal coping strategies. Annual national nutrition surveys reveal high rates of acute and chronic malnutrition.
For several years, USDA has supported various Tajikistan food aid programs with 416(b) and Food for Progress resources. The phase-out of 416(b) has caused concern among implementing partners and the regional Central Asia Mission (USAID/Almaty) about the future of food aid programming in Tajikistan.
A USAID Food for Peace team assessed the implications of the potential close-out of USDA's food programs in Tajikistan and recommended appropriate uses of food aid, including Title II resources. The Tajikistan Food Aid Review identifies the underlying causes of high reported rates of chronic and acute malnutrition; key factors that support and constrain food availability and access; whether current food aid programming is responding appropriately to the current situation and is still recommended; and key constraints in implementing food security and food aid programs.
