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Abstract
The 1990 Farm Bill contains the most significant changes in food aid policy since
the mid 1960s. Yet, the changes have more to do with process than with program
content. Food aid will continue to be influenced by its multiple constituencies pursuing
their multiple objectives. And, while the old congressional-agency-interest
group coalition for PL-480 programs has eroded, it is still influential. Even so, there
are opportunities to make the U.S. international food aid program more responsive
to emergency, chronic malnutrition, hunger and even development objectives. The
mix of commodities should be broadened; inputs, like fertilizers, should be included;
and all food aid should be provided as grants even if more innovative changes
cannot be implemented.