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Toward Measuring the Impact of the World Food Program's Purchase for Progress Initiative
Publication Date: December 2008
Publisher(s): Center for Global Development; Center for Global Development
Author(s): Jenny Aker; Jenny Aker
Topic: Economics (Economic conditions)
International relations (International relief and humanitarian assistance)
Abstract:
Post-doctoral fellow Jenny C. Aker supports the innovation of the World Food Program's new Purchase-for-Progress initiative but argues that it might not be the panacea that others claim. She questions some of the assumptions of the P4P and cites some potential unintended consequences, especially for the thin grain markets of the Sahel. Aker provides five concrete suggestions for the WFP to consider during the pilot phase of this program.