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    Food aid: 3 funding trends you should know

    Food aid has gone through major policy and practice shifts since it first started off in the 1950s. But what about funding? Devex digs into the latest available data to find out.

    By Manola De Vos // 04 September 2015

    There are fewer people going hungry today than there were 20 years ago. But across the globe, some harsh realities persist.

    Faced with a regional crisis that shows no signs of abating, millions of Syrian and Iraqi refugees have exhausted their resources and are now entirely dependent on food assistance. In Ethiopia, U.N. agencies are bracing themselves for a significant surge in the number of people in need of food aid, after poor rains have once again wreaked havoc on food supplies. And as violence in Yemen enters its sixth month, the country is edging ever closer to famine.

    Despite its vital role in stamping out world hunger, food aid has come under intense fire in the past decade — with critics arguing that it is overwhelmingly driven by the interests of donor countries and exporters. Since then, an increasing number of donors, aid agencies and nongovernmental organizations have chosen to diversify their food-related interventions to cover a wider spectrum of instruments — including in-kind food aid, cash assistance, production and market support.

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      Manola De Vos is an Engagement Lead for Devex’s Analytics team in Manila. She leads and designs customized research and analysis for some of the world’s most well-respected organizations, providing the solutions and data they need to grow their partner base, work more efficiently, and drive lasting results. Prior to joining Devex, Manola worked in conflict analysis and political affairs for the United Nations, International Crisis Group and the EU.

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