Number: RS21279
Title: International Food Aid: U.S. and Other Donor Contributions
Authors: Charles E. Hanrahan and Carol Canada, Resources, Science and Industry Division 
Abstract: U.S. food aid accounted for 58% of food aid shipments by major donors during 1995/96-2006/07. A substantial portion of U.S. food aid is channeled through the WFP. During 1996-2008, around 48% of donor contributions to the WFP came from the United States. The Food Aid Convention (FAC), now expired, was an agreement among donor countries to provide a minimum amount of food aid to low-income developing countries. The food aid commitment agreed to by all FAC signatories in 1999 was approximately 4.9 million metric tons (mmt). The United States pledged to provide 2.5 mmt or 51% of the total commitment.
Pages: 6
Date: May 29, 2008