1. WFP - A Tradition of Local Procurement Mission Statement: “provide acceptable food… in a timely and cost efficient manner”

2. Where did we purchase in 2008? North America 211,289 mt 99,061,671 US$ Latin America 185,812 mt 236,896,373 US$ Europe 557,163 mt 220,617,412 US$ Asia 846,148 mt 424,214,842 US$ Africa 1,024,255 mt 427,109,233 US$ 85 Countries: 73 Developing 12 Developed UN World Food Programme, Food Procurement Service

3. WFP Food Procurement in Developing Countries The Top 20 in 2008 UN World Food Programme, Food Procurement Service CountryValue US$ South Africa163,713,077 Ecuador99,906,505 India98,239,852 Peru62,784,127 Turkey54,454,094 Uganda53,006,581 Malaysia44,677,455 Sudan42,723,736 Indonesia36,830,918 Ethiopia30,212,540 Sub-total686,548,884 CountryValue US$ Ukraine30,195,516 Kenya29,595,282 Myanmar21,951,936 Kazakhstan21,644,962 China17,340,730 Bangladesh17,506,856 Malawi15,334,167 Honduras14,220,837 Mozambique14,149,827 Vietnam14,063,865 Grand Total882,552,862

4. 2003 includes 518,000 mt worth US$ 182 million for Iraq 2004 includes 1,562,000 mt worth US$ 540 million for Iraq Food Procurement Trends million mt US$ million

5. Purchase for Progress (P4P) Connecting Farmers to Markets

6. What is P4P?

7. Building Blocks Market Interventions Monitoring & Evaluation Supply-side Partnerships ProcurementOngoing M&E Three Fundamental Components

8. P4P Procurement Activities Competitive tendering practicesCompetitive tendering practices Purchasing directlyPurchasing directly Contracting for risk reductionContracting for risk reduction Processing optionsProcessing options Cross-cutting activities: Partnerships & Training; Monitoring and Evaluation; Policy Advice & Advocacy

9. P4P - 21 Pilot Countries Africa: Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia Asia: Afghanistan and Laos Latin America: El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

10. The WFP food assistance toolbox