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Asset Creation: Early Recovery And Transition

Asset Creation: Early Recovery And Transition

WFP has been shifting from direct food relief to resilience building or asset creation since 2010, with the food assistance-for-assets projects in the semi-arid areas having turned from food transfers to cash transfers. Assets aim to give families the ability to not only withstand shocks, but also become independent of food assistance, producing surplus food and achieving diversified, sustainable livelihoods.