A study of food aid leakage in Bangladesh

The estimated average leakage in the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme due to short ration and undercoverage is 8 percent of the total wheat allotment. These losses are low by international and Bangladesh standards, and are due, in part, to monitoring and evaluation throughout the system...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Akhter, Rashid, Shahidur, Sharma, Manohar, Zohir, Sajjad
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157707
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Summary:The estimated average leakage in the Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) programme due to short ration and undercoverage is 8 percent of the total wheat allotment. These losses are low by international and Bangladesh standards, and are due, in part, to monitoring and evaluation throughout the system and women's empowerment at the union level to hold programme managers accountable." -- from Text