Food Aid Reform Act

Typhoon Haiyan Exposes Flaws in U.S. Food Aid

By Carey L. Biron
Even as Washington has mounted a strikingly robust response to the humanitarian crisis in the Philippines, the ongoing effort is highlighting important gaps in the United States’ emergency relief capability – gaps that could start to be addressed through legislative reforms currently under debate in the U.S. Congress.

Reforming U.S. Food Aid Would Eliminate 7,000-Mile Food Chain

By Cydney Hargis
Lawmakers attempted Wednesday to push along an ongoing effort to modernise U.S. international food aid policy amid mounting bipartisan support for the use of more locally grown food products over the long-standing practise of shipping U.S.-grown commodities.