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Item A food aid strategy for Haiti : maximizing developmental effectiveness(1987) Deaton, Brady J.; Siaway, Arthur T.; Prehm, Marilyn; Rankins, Jenice; Whitney, Thomas"The country of Haiti stands at a critical threshold for shaping its political and economic future. Concerted, visionary leadership must be put in place in order to guide the re-shaping of the Haitian economy. The purpose of this report is to provide a basis for USAID decisions about the role that its policies may play in a comprehensive agricultural development strategy for Haiti in order to insure that food needs of the country are met and that hunger and malnutrition are eliminated. Hence, both targeted projects and sectoral reforms must be addressed. Haiti presents a classic case of the political economy of hunger. Hunger and malnutrition plague the lives of a high proportion of the population, particularly the rural poor. Yet, the thrust of government policies, perhaps by necessity, has been directed toward meeting the food needs of a growing urban population. Inadequate attention has been given to developing the adaptive research and extension delivery system that will be required in order to generate major improvements in agricultural production and food distribution. The agricultural sector must play a vital role in the future in insuring that the balance-of-payments and economic growth targets of the country are achieved. Pricing policies, import regulations, and investment strategies should be designed to strengthen the developmental role of agriculture. Food aid has been used in the past to help meet the food needs of the country. Sudden periods of shortages that threaten to drive prices up too suddenly have been supplemented by food aid. Yet, the prices of domestically produced grains have risen more rapidly than the prices of imported food grains, principally wheat, minimizing the concern about price disincentives created by food aid imports. Future policy reform and sustained economic growth will require that food aid be used as a developmental resource and be fully integrated into the agricultural development strategy of the country. Its role in contributing to human resource enhancement and in capital formation that yields more secure, permanent income streams to rural residents through effectively implemented projects must be addressed."--Introduction.Item United States Food for Peace 60 years, 3 billion lives dinner program(2014)Program for the 60th anniversary dinner of the United States Food for Peace Program, held in 2014.Item Food assistance : economic and food security impacts(2014) Deaton, Brady J."We recently heralded one of the United States' finest moments: the creation of Food for Peace, a program of food security for poor countries based on the prodigious strength of the US food system. We continue as a nation to seek new strategies that address the needs of the most vulnerable people of the world. Food for Peace remains a critical element of our foreign policy because it is effective public policy on both the diplomatic and humanitarian fronts. And reflects the best of the American spirit and values. Food for Peace also proudly proclaims the scientific achievements of our farmers, our Land Grant universities, our corporate sector, and the volunteer spirit of our citizenry. Better health, restored dignity, and the pride that comes from the ability to feed one's family. THIS is the power of food aid and that is why the impact of food aid programs are so important. Whether it be the floods that have plagued Bangladesh, the political violence all too common in South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo -- or the horror of the earthquakes in Haiti -- Food for Peace in its many programmatic forms has saved millions of lives and given countless children and families new opportunities for improved health and renewed dignity."--Page 1.Item 60 years, 3 billion lives : dinner in honor of the U.S. Food for Peace Program, July 9, 2014, Kennedy Caucus Room, United States Senate(U.S. Food for Peace Program, 2014)Dinner program -- Meeting the Hunger Challenge -- The early years -- Food for recovery and economic growth, 1960-1980 -- Expanding the food aid toolbox, 2980-2010. Food for Progress in action ; Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 -- Improving child nutrition and livelihoods in Madagascar : the Salohi Project ; Building capacity and resilience ; Conservation agriculture in northern Uganda ; Protective safety nets, Ethiopia -- New trends : Health, Nutrition and Agriculture Development for Sustainability (HANDS). Super Gari Project ; Reformulating food aid products ; New options for emergency food aid ; McGovern-Dole Food for Education -- Agricultural Act of 2014 Food Aid reforms -- Lead sponsors ... Sponsors ... Contributors .. Supporters.Item Building assets : economic pathways for the world's smallholders(2018) Deaton, Brady J."Food aid satisfies important humanitarian values. It can be an important tool for building economic resilience at all levels. Ultimately it leads to strong trading partnerships with donor countries. History tells us that when food security is threatened, the family and community are threatened. The moral and political challenge remains for us to recognize that food is fundamental to building a sustainable society, which requires that we establish and implement development policies that address the needs of the most disadvantaged."--Page 19.