World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

The objectives of WFP's Country Programme in India are to:

Combat malnutrition and invest in human resources;

Help improve immediate food security for selected target groups;

Maximize the active participation of women in projects;

Advocate joint forest management;

Help strengthen distribution channels for locally-produced food grains;

Increase agricultural production and create employment.

Specific beneficiaries include poor women (especially mothers), at-risk children, and poor forest-dependent populations.