Toward Measuring the Impact of the World Food Program's Purchase for Progress Initiative

CGD post-doctoral fellow Jenny Aker supports the World Food Program's new Purchase for Progress initiative but argues that it might not be the panacea that some expect. She questions some of the program’s assumptions and identifies possible unintended consequences that could hurt poor people, especially in the thin grain markets of the Sahel. She concludes with five suggestions for the WFP to consider during the pilot program.

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