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In different administrative and organizational forms, the Food for Peace program of the United States has provided food assistance around the world for more than 60 years. Approximately 3 billion people in 150 countries have benefited directly from U.S. food assistance.[1] The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is the U.S. Government's largest provider of overseas food assistance.[2] The food assistance programming is funded primarily through the Food for Peace Act. The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance also receives International Disaster Assistance Funds through the Foreign Assistance Act (FAA) that can be used in emergency settings (more information below).
While U.S. food aid started out in the 1950s by donating surplus U.S. commodities to nations in need, the U.S. now purchases food for donation directly from American farmers through a competitive process. The Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance identifies need in close consultation with the host government requesting the assistance.[3]
During the 2010s the program underwent revisions offered by in the Administration's Fiscal Year 2014 budget[citation needed]. These revisions would change the program to provide cash donations rather than American grown and delivered food. On April 24, 2013, the chairman of USA Maritime, a coalition of carriers and maritime unions, wrote a statement which discussed the efficacy of the program and specifically the importance of the U.S. Merchant Marine in delivering the U.S. food aid to people who are undernourished around the world. Henry cited the fact that USAID's own data actually revealed that the traditional efforts to deliver food as opposed to cash transfers for countries to buy their own food is actually 78 percent cheaper per ton of food. Henry offers that this is a significant fact in the effort to address global hunger.[4]
^Schaefer, Brett (May 14, 2018). "Reforming U.S. Food Aid Can Feed Millions More at the Same Cost". National Review. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
^"USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance website".
^"U.S. Agency for International Development, Food Aid Frequently Asked Questions". USAID. April 12, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
^Statement of USA Maritime of Proposed Changes to the Food For Peace Program 2013, Retrieved June 16, 2016.
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