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Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement

Explore the achievements and obstacles of local and regional food aid procurement as the World Food Program transitions into its second generation. Delve into cost-effectiveness, timeliness, market development, and lessons learned for future strategies. Understand the impact on feeding more people and the advantages of purchasing locally. Examine maize prices in SSA markets versus imported U.S. food aid to uncover savings and market dynamics. Discover the pivotal aspects of the second generation LRP, including the potential benefits, risks, and key issues for consideration.

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Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement

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  1. Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement Successes and Challenges as LRP Moves into its Second Generation David Tschirley Michigan State University Food Security Group Panel on “Opportunities: Local and Regional Procurement” International Food Aid Conference Kansas City, MO Wednesday, 8 April, 2009

  2. Outline • World Food Program’s record in first generation LRP • Nature of success • Bases for success • Second generation LRP • More complex objectives • Key issues in 2nd generation LRP

  3. WFP’s record in 1st generation LRP • High level of procurement • Highly cost effective • Improved timeliness • Market development • Maize in Uganda • Faffa, Likuni Phala • Generally good performance not distorting the market

  4. Cost savings = feeding more people • On actual WFP procurement of maize in Kenya, Uganda, and Zambia from 2001-2005: • Savings compared to U.S. food aid: US$67,700,000 • Extra maize this would purchase: 437,719 mt • People this could feed: 1,200,000 for 2 years • 1,800 kcal/person/day • During at most 8/180 months would U.S. food aid have been cheaper • Consistent with other findings • Savings on CSB and maize meal even higher • And timeliness advantage also larger

  5. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Local market US food aid

  6. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Wholesale price Local market US food aid

  7. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Local market US food aid

  8. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Price to farmers Local market US food aid

  9. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Local market US food aid

  10. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Retail price Local market US food aid

  11. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Local market US food aid

  12. Maize prices in various SSA markets vs. imported U.S. food aid – April 2007 Wholesale price Local market US food aid

  13. LRP’s Track Record- Zambia WFP Purchases, local wholesale prices, and IPP from SA in Lusaka Local price Import parity WFP price WFP Purchase Quantities

  14. LRP’s Track Record- Zambia Prices Paid – generally good performance

  15. LRP’s Track Record- Zambia Decision to procure or not – good performance

  16. LRP’s Track Record - Zambia Decision to procure or not – good performance

  17. LRP’s Track Record - Zambia Decision to procure or not – good performance

  18. Bases for this Success • Clear objectives • Minimum cost subject to timeliness needs • Simple decision rule consistent with a market environment • Buy locally if P<IPP • Subject to timeliness • Rigorously applied

  19. Second generation LRP • P4P (including USAID support to it) • USDA • USAID working with NGOs • More actors • More complex objectives • Explicitly developmental • More gain (maybe) • More risk (definitely)

  20. Key issues in 2nd generation LRP • Benefit:Cost ratio • Not clear it will be high • M&E critical • Need for learning • Pricing • Need for a consistent approach across actors • WFP’s plans for forward contracting

  21. Maize grain prices in Eastern Province, Zambia

  22. Maize grain prices in Eastern Province, Zambia 1998-99 Tripled

  23. Maize grain prices in Eastern Province, Zambia 2000-01: Continual decline

  24. Maize grain prices in Eastern Province, Zambia 2001-02: Quintupled

  25. Maize grain prices in Eastern Province, Zambia 2004-05: Decline

  26. Maize grain prices in Eastern Province, Zambia 2005-06: > doubled

  27. Key issues in 2nd generation LRP (2) • Coordination • Taking advantage of strengths of different organizations • To keep objectives well defined • Avoiding uncoordinated purchases • Who are you really reaching? • 2% of Zambian farmers provide 50% of marketed surplus coming out of smallholder sector • 10%-20% provide the rest • Comparable patterns elsewhere • P4P and related approaches will not reach other 80%-90%

  28. Key issues in 2nd generation LRP (3) • Having the discipline not to buy

  29. Key issues in 2nd generation LRP (3) • Having the discipline not to buy

  30. Key issues in 2nd generation LRP (3) • Having the discipline not to buy

  31. Key issues in 2nd generation LRP (3) • Having the discipline not to buy

  32. Thank you

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