The unique aspect of food aid projects is that food, rather than money, is used for achieving developmental objectives. As food is usually controlled by women, they benefit most from considering it to be of economic value. Poor women seem to be short of resources--time and money--which can be supplemented by food aid. Through its income-transfer effect, food aid can enable women to work fewer hours/day and thus have more discretionary time. It can also provide, directly or indirectly, the cash necessary for women to use skills they already possess to set themselves up in small businesses. Food aid projects achieve their developmental objectives through: the nutritional content of the distributed commodity; the income transfer effect; cooperatives or associations; specific activities associated with the project; community improvement aspects resulting from the project; and provision of budgetary support to release resources for additional developmental activities. There are a number of ways through which food aid exerts its effect on women from a developmental perspective. Consumption of the food aid commodity provides women with an improved diet. Food aid as an income transfer can enable women to have more discretionary time. Providing women with opportunities for income-generating activities is an important aspect of development. Women's cooperatives or associations funded by food aid commodities can provide women with income. Current food aid projects, if properly planned, can be beneficial to women without the incorporation of specific activities or skills training. One way that food aid helps women gain more time is by freeing them from wage employment. Another way is to use the income transfer for the purchasing of consumer goods that reduce their labor.

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妇女和粮食援助

粮食援助项目的独特之处在于，粮食而非金钱用于实现发展目标。由于食物通常由女性控制，因此她们从认为食物具有经济价值中获益最多。贫穷的妇女似乎缺乏资源——时间和金钱——可以通过粮食援助来补充。通过其收入转移效应，粮食援助可以使妇女每天工作更少的时间，从而有更多的自由支配时间。它还可以直接或间接地为女性提供必要的现金，以使用她们已经拥有的技能在小企业中建立自己。粮食援助项目通过以下方式实现其发展目标： 所分配商品的营养成分；收入转移效应；合作社或协会；与项目相关的具体活动；项目产生的社区改善方面；并提供预算支持，为额外的发展活动释放资源。从发展的角度来看，粮食援助可以通过多种方式对妇女产生影响。消费粮食援助商品可为妇女提供更好的饮食。粮食援助作为收入转移可以使妇女有更多的自由支配时间。为妇女提供从事创收活动的机会是发展的一个重要方面。由粮食援助商品资助的妇女合作社或协会可为妇女提供收入。当前的粮食援助项目，如果规划得当，可以在不纳入具体活动或技能培训的情况下对妇女有益。粮食援助帮助妇女获得更多时间的一种方式是将她们从有薪工作中解放出来。另一种方法是将收入转移用于购买减少劳动力的消费品。