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Abstract
This Policy Synthesis is a summary
of a longer report that discusses the procurement
of food aid within the country or region where it
is needed. Referred to as local and regional
procurement – LRP – this practice has become a
major element in multilateral food aid response
over the past decade1. The paper examines the
relevance and the rationale for using LRP,
reviews the efficiency of World Food Program
(WFP) LRP activities in Africa relative to inkind
food aid and to prices in the markets in
which it occurs, and proposes a classification of
risks in LRP. It then discusses a range of
potential LRP modalities, and proposes a framework of guiding principles, information
systems, and operational procedures for
responsible and effective LRP. Finally, the paper
briefly discusses the implications of this
research for expansion of U.S. government
(USG) authority to engage in LRP.