| 单词 | food aid |
| 释义 | BETA Examples offood aidDictionary> Examples offood aid food aidisn’t in the Cambridge Dictionary yet. You can help! Add a definition But this policy has dramatically affected the lives of a population that is usually self-sufficient but is now forced to depend onfoodaidand to live in miserable conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus The main element of compulsory expenditure is agricultural guarantee spending, althoughfoodaidmeasures, certain administrative costs and some monetary reserves are also classified as compulsory. From theCambridge English Corpus Trade (or barter) offoodaidfor local produce is common. From theCambridge English Corpus Local farmers can benefit when there is increased demand by refugees for local food (especially when thefoodaidprovided by international organisations is unfamiliar and disliked). From theCambridge English Corpus Dinka sultans usually arrange loans from local merchants, again attracting high interest rates, which are repaid fromfoodaidallocations. From theCambridge English Corpus Reducingfoodaidhas often been seen as a means of freeing up the displaced for work. From theCambridge English Corpus This left an annual food deficit of 14 % (which increases to 24 % if one excludes the 10 %foodaidprovided as relief assistance). From theCambridge English Corpus Still, food security is threatened by frequent droughts and the majority of the population are net buyers of food who regularly receivefoodaid. From theCambridge English Corpus They are careful to point out where information is lacking, for instance over the impact of officialfoodaidduring the famine. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, rather than representing around 10 % of annual food needs,foodaidmay only account for 5 % or less. From theCambridge English Corpus One reason was that the sheer shock at seeing the starving survivors led the liberators to prioritizingfoodaid. From theCambridge English Corpus Most of them are also extremely vulnerable in terms of food security, with as many as two-thirds of them dependent on (free)foodaid. 11. From theCambridge English Corpus While about 10 % of annual food requirement is currently met byfoodaid, it cannot be assumed that this amount actually reaches the displaced. From theCambridge English Corpus Examples of this collateral effect are examined in relation to share-cropping,foodaid, debt and asset stripping. From theCambridge English Corpus In the past, this debt has been repaid as soon as afoodaiddelivery has been made to the displaced settlement. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the close association between soil conservation andfoodaidhas declined in more recent times, the prominence of the soil conservation debate remains. From theCambridge English Corpus Programme 2488 turned out to be one of the largestfoodaidprogrammes in history. From theCambridge English Corpus For those conducting this survey, which is a regular undertaking to help assessfoodaidrequirements, such a deficit is not seen as a concern in itself. From theCambridge English Corpus Foodaidis now only provided for a few months during the pre-harvest lean season. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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