Tied AID

Hello
Canadian Foodgrains Bank has just sent out an article about "Tied Food Aid" in the USA.  They are moving away from tied food aid, but not fast enough for American NGO's.  Canada's food aid has been untied for a number of years.  This means aid is given in the form of money to buy food locally, in the area of the disaster, which support local markets, and the food that is purchased is culturally appropriate for the recipients.  Tied aid is often seen as a way of supporting the farmers in the donor country.  Check out the article at http://blog.foodgrainsbank.ca/longstanding-efforts-of-many-american-ngos-to-make-their-countrys-food-aid-system-more-efficient-are-making-progress/#.Uv61cGJdVIE

Now that CIDA has folded into DFATD , will tied aid become an issue in Canada?  MMMMmmm
Cheers
VM