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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, "Food Security Assessment, 2010-20," July 2010

U.S. Government Accountability Office, "Global Food Security: U.S. Agencies Progressing on Governmentwide Strategy, but Approach Faces Several Vulnerabilities," GAO-10-352, March 11, 2010

U.S. Government Accountability Office, "International Food Assistance: USAID Is Taking Actions to Improve Monitoring and Evaluation of Nonemergency Food Aid, but Weaknesses in Planning Could Impede Efforts," GAO-09-980, September 28, 2009

United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, "Food Security Assessment, 2008-09," June 2009

U.S. Government Accountability Office, "International Food Assistance: Local and Regional Procurement Can Enhance the Efficiency of U.S. Food Aid, but Challenges May Constrain Its Implementation," GAO-09-570 May 29, 2009

U.S. Government Accountability Office, "International Food Security: Insufficient Efforts by Host Governments and Donors Threaten Progress to Halve Hunger in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2015," GAO-08-680, May 29, 2008

U.S. Government Accountability Office, "Foreign Assistance: Various Challenges Impede the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid," GAO-07-560, April 13, 2007


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