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U.S. Food Aid: Cash or Commodities?
Abstract
In October 2005 the Bush administration was considering a dramatic change to the U.S. Food Aid program that would take 25 percent of the budget that would otherwise be used to buy food domestically and instead send direct cash transfers that could be used to buy food in or close to the countries in desperate need. The U.S. Food Aid program traditionally enjoyed support in Congress because it provided support to American farmers, agribusiness, and U.S. shipping interests in addition to nongovernmental organizations like Catholic Relief Services and CARE. The case considers the proposal from the perspective of four different stakeholders: Cargill, USAid, Catholic Relief Services, and Oxfam. Each must come up with a response to the proposal.
Type
Case
Author(s)
Timothy Feddersen, Senoe Torgerson
Date Published
01/01/2007
Discipline
Economics;Non Profit
Key Concepts
Stakeholder Management, Values-Based Leadership, Nonprofit Management
Citations
Feddersen, Timothy, and Senoe Torgerson. U.S. Food Aid: Cash or Commodities?. Case 5-307-510 (KEL342).
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