Global programs / Global project 938-0700 · 1982–1991 · food assistance · National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
U.S. program food aid is provided on a loan or grant basis and is generally sold to generate local currency for developmental purposes. DEC abstract (PN-ABD-893)
Operated in: Latin America, Guatemala, Bangladesh, South Asia.
When the program ran, from its start year to the latest document year. A hatched bar means the start is our estimate.
Axis: years in documents. The start year comes from first seen; the end is the latest document year, so the program may have run longer.
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Evaluation studies and evaluation-type documents linked to this program.
| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Development impact of US program food assistance : evidence from the AID evaluation literature | 1989 | Linked evaluation |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Academy of Sciences (NAS) | implementer | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| University of Georgia. Dept. of Sociology | implementer | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Scope: global. How the scope was set is not described yet. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.95.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC-0000-I-39-6135 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1989 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| implementer |
| 1991 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
Districts, regions and facilities named in the program's own documents, not verified sites. Place dots exist for Malawi and Guatemala only so far.
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Solid: the documents describe the program's work there. Faint: named in the program's documents. Bigger means more mentions. Shown: district, region or province; squares are facilities.
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| PDC-0085-I-05-9061 (task order, fiscal year not recorded) | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Bur. for Food for Peace and Voluntary Assistance. Ofc. of Program Policy and Management | 1989 to 1991 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| USAID. Bur. for Food for Peace and Voluntary Assistance. Ofc. of Private and Voluntary Cooperation (PVC) | 1991 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
Sector profile (computed): Food assistance (Food for Peace, famine response) 41%; Nutrition 31%; Monitoring, evaluation and performance measurement 17%
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Program key prj:9380700