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cord-321503-w2m078r1	Cardwell, Ryan	COVID-19 and International Food Assistance: Policy Proposals to Keep Food Flowing	2020-06-28		.txt	text/plain	3108	177	50	We discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the demand and the supply of international food assistance, and we propose three policy changes that can keep food flowing to those in need. Second, governments can exempt food assistance from trade barriers that impede procurement (export restrictions) and delivery (import tariffs). Third, donor countries can allow flexibility for implementing agencies by untying food assistance from domestic procurement and shipping restrictions. The policies that we present can keep food assistance flowing, and would not impose additional costs on donor countries-an important consideration for donor-country governments that are facing economic recessions. Increased need for food assistance will strain donors' and funding agencies' budgets, and reduce capacity to respond to other emerging (non-COVID-19) events over the next few years. Most other major donor countries provide food assistance as untied cash, leaving less space for policy changes to increase efficiency. Donor countries could commit to maintain, or even increase, funding for emergency food assistance.	./cache/cord-321503-w2m078r1.txt	./txt/cord-321503-w2m078r1.txt