World Vision International Lisa Miller, ACDI/VOCA Dale Kabat PANELISTS George Thomas World Vision International Lisa Miller, ACDI/VOCA Dale Kabat Catholic Relief Services Bob Bell, CARE

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Food aid availability synonymous with reduced losses at all points of handling.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Losses occur at every step- from the purchases to beneficiaries. The ability to reduce losses at all level of the supply chain provides resources to reach more people. Effective Systems Efficient communications Qualified staff Continuous Training Maintenance of assets Continuous learning Organization presence at all levels

Food Aid Availability versus Losses

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Donor in most cases deliver food aid in an adequate and acceptable condition at least cost. Donor selections of transporters for delivering food aid to various countries along with a good system to manage reduced losses at receiving points. Good packaging system Good information flow Good involvement Good contract system Good selection process Good rules and regulations Good knowledge of field

Food Aid Availability versus Losses

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Donor in most cases deliver food aid in an adequate and acceptable condition at least cost. Donor selections of transporters for delivering food aid to various countries along with a good system to manage the same reduce the losses at receiving points. Good use of limited funds. Experienced staff and systems lowers cost. Good surveys at all levels Documents processing on a timely basis. Evidence based selection of all third parties in the chain.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Efforts to reduce losses must be matched by adequate transportation, storage, packaging and distribution. Good Warehouse. Good transport. Good storage practices. Good transport and delivery system. Good and manageable distribution system. Good Records and Reporting, including loss reporting

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Spoilage is less important in food aid than losses, due to transportation, storage and distribution. Good use of systems. Good contract clauses to make liable the responsible party on damages. Good storage practices. Good distribution mechanisms. Good documentation on all damages/losses.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses

Food Aid Availability versus Losses As the donor provides good quality food to various programs, having a good packaging helps to eliminate the losses due to damages. Losses due to handling are always more than spoilage. Good packaging for long and tough environment handling at many times. Suitable systems and procedures in place to pack and deliver to the remotest parts of the world. Monitoring mechanisms are in place and followed.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Experience at ports of loading and discharge in food aid delivery indicates that sufficient attention needed on quality assurance and loss minimization. Good knowledge of port systems and procedures. CS’s presence at all times in the port and warehouses. Good independent survey. Clear and complete documentation of total transactions for the total supply chain.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses A good system during the loading and discharge helps and reduces the losses at ports. Use of systems at all levels in ports. Good communication before, during and after the port operation with all stakeholders. Good knowledge of port practices besides the established systems and procedures.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses Effective management of supply chain can reduce losses. |Good Management by CS’s country offices. Good commodity management. Good training to all at regular intervals. Good communication on all aspects of cargo handling at all times. Good understanding of challenges. Ownership and responsibility by CS’s at all levels.

Food Aid Availability versus Losses

Food Aid Availability versus Losses

Food Aid Availability versus Losses USAID/USDA’s noble charitable help, we manage to save the lives of many people. To our minds, it is the brightest evidence of love to the people. Such acts bear kind feelings and help peoples to have good relations Thank you all.