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The Food Resource Itself: Food is a difficult resource to
program because of the logistics of getting It to the project
sire, and effectively managing its dispersal. Moreover,
because the beneficiaries are required to pay the transport
costs from consignee warehouses, it is difficult to target
the resource to the poorest of the poor.
The Strict Audit Requirements: The management of the program
is overly focussed on the next USC audit, at the expense of
project innovation. Program implementors are afraid to take
risks on new project types, preferring to stay with the
"safe" standard project types, e.g. wells, tanks and roads.
Food Habits of the People: The bulgar provided by the FFW
Program in India is not totally acceptable to people in some
areas. This constraint affects the ability of projects to
attract sufficient and productive workers.
AID/Washington sets the Dollar Ceiling: CRS has seen its FFW
planning process restricted by the setting of annual dollar
ceilings by AID Washington. Long-term planning, they say,
requires long-term commitments. CRS expects multiyear
program approval to ease the impact of this constraint on the
FFW Program.