GPPi and Cornell University publish new book on humanitarian food assistance

In December 2011, Routledge released a new book on humanitarian food assistance edited by GPPi Associate Directors Andrea Binder and Julia Steets and Cornell University Professor Christopher B. Barrett. Titled Uniting on Food Assistance: The Case for Transatlantic Cooperation, the volume is the result of a 14-month research project called Uniting on Food Assistance, which was generously funded by the European Commission.

In times of high and volatile food prices and growing food insecurity in the developing world, the research project looked at how the international community responds to food crises, how the two largest donors of international food assistance – the United States and the European Commission – provide life-saving food assistance and how increased cooperation among the transatlantic donors can improve the effectiveness of their assistance.

The resulting volume features in-depth analysis on the global governance of food assistance, provides a mapping of key EU and US institutions engaged with food assistance and highlights some of the biggest challenges for food assistance. Aimed at policymakers, practitioners, researchers and students, the book is a resource for all those interested in the evolution of food assistance and the key challenges that donors and aid agencies face.

Visit the book page to learn more about the book, including how to purchase it.