Resource Library

The Congressional Research Service’s “U.S. International Food Aid Programs: Background and Issues.” Randy Schnepf, 2016. This report provides a detailed overview of the history, current provisions, and future issues for international food aid in the farm bill.
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41072.pdf

Choice Magazine’s “The Negligible Welfare Effects of the International Food Aid Provisions in the 2014 Farm Bill” Erin C. Lentz and Christopher B. Barrett, 2014. This article provides a more critical perspective on food aid, questioning the efficacy of international farm bill programs. http://www.choicesmagazine.org/choices-magazine/theme-articles/3rd-quarter-2014/the-negligible-welfare-effects-of-the-international-food-aid-provisions-in-the-2014-farm-bill