This research investigates the impacts of food assistance on resilience to food insecurity of the beneficiary households under the World Food Programme and Oxfam America’s project “The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative” implemented in rural and vulnerable areas of Malawi during the period 2015‐2016. The empirical analysis uses three main techniques: the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II methodology of the Food and Agriculture Organization to measure resilience and food security; a reflexive method for a descriptive performance assessment; matching techniques for impact evaluation. The performance analysis and the impact evaluation reveal positive and significant relationships between programme interventions and resilience to food insecurity, showing also improved household access to loans insurance and savings.

中文翻译：

---

对粮食不安全的抵御能力：来自马拉维的国际粮食援助的理论和经验证据

这项研究调查了世界粮食计划署和乐施会美国项目“ R4农村抗灾力倡议”在2015-2016年期间在马拉维的农村和弱势地区实施的粮食援助对受益家庭抗逆能力的影响。实证分析使用三种主要技术：粮食及农业组织的抗灾力指数测量和分析II方法论，以衡量抗灾能力和粮食安全；描述性绩效评估的反思方法；影响评估的匹配技术。绩效分析和影响评估表明，计划干预措施与对粮食不安全的抵御能力之间存在积极而重要的关系，也表明家庭获得贷款保险和储蓄的机会有所增加。