Local and Regional Food Aid Procurement: An Assessment of Experience in Africa and Elements of Good Donor Practice
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This report discusses the potential for procurement of food aid in local/regional markets to
improve the effectiveness of response to food emergency victims. The paper examines the
relevance of local/regional procurement (LRP) to donors and the rationale for using it, reviews
LRP’s efficiency relative to in-kind food aid and to local prices in the markets in which it occurs
(focusing on Africa), proposes a classification of risks involved in LRP, discusses a range of
potential LRP modalities, and closes by proposing a framework of guiding principles,
information systems, and operational procedures for responsible and effective LRP.