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The World Food Program: How the U.S. Can Help Improve it.
ID-77-16; B-159652. iay 16, 1977. 40 pp.
Repact to Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Chairman, Senate Committee on
Governmental Affairs; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General.
Issue Area: International Econom-.c and Military Programs: U.S.
Participation in Activities of International Organizations
(609) ; Food: Alleviating Famine and Malnutrition Abroad
(1706).
Contact: International Div.
Budget Function: International Affairs: Foreign Economic and
Financial Assistance (151); Agriculture (350).
Organization Concerned: Department of State; Department of
Agriculture; Agency for International Development; World
Food Program.
Congressional Relevance: Senate Committee on Governmental
Affairs.
Authority: Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of
1954, title II (P.L. 480). International Development and
Food Assistance Act of 1975 (P.L. 94-161).
The World Food Program has provided almost $1.8 billion
in food aid to developing countries with the United States, its
biggest contributor, donating $640 million to the program.
Findings/conclusions: The prograta is attempting to focus on the
poorest nations and on development prcjects, but it lacks a
long-range programing system and a clear system of priorities.
This sometimes allows countries better able to administer large
volumes of food aid to receive preferential treatment, and
results in resources going to projects easier to administer
instead of those with greater development uses. Proposals for
large-scale projects and expansions, which must be approved by
the program's governing body, are often submitted too late for
review by member governments. The program relies on recipient
governments for data to review project progress, and does not
have the right to audit projects at the country level.
Recommendations: The Departments of State and Agriculture anI
the Agency for International Development should (1) work for a
clear set of program pricrities; (2) propose to the governing
bodl that projects muot be submitted for member governments'
revi-w; and (30 make efforts to obtain audit rights for the
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