At the beginning of the 21st century, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face severe economic, social and political problems. At the centre of many of these problems is widespread food insecurity. The prospects are that more food aid or aid for food will be required if food security is to be achieved in the short term. Yet these forms of assistance continue to be provided in unreliable, disparate and often conflictive ways. The first part of this paper outlines the dimensions of food aid to SSA in the past. The second part discusses some of the major policy issues for future food aid to SSA. The third part examines the prospects for addressing these policy issues. The paper concludes that an international conference should be held to arrive at common policies and coordinated programs for future food aid to SSA.
Call Number
ART 556
In
Canadian Journal of Development Studies, 2022, Vol.23, Issue 3, P. 571-599
