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Standard Project Report 2016
Annual Food Distribution in Country (mt)
Project Type
Cereals
Country Programme
Single Country
PRRO
Total Food
Distributed in 2016
Oil
Pulses
Mix
Other
Total
618 73 64 8,026 791 9,572
- 15 - 284 - 299
618 88 64 8,310 791 9,871
Cash Based Transfer and Commodity Voucher Distribution (USD)
Project Type
Country Programme
Single Country PRRO
Total Distributed in 2016
Cash
Value Voucher
Commodity Voucher
6,677,398 - -
- 3,518,898 -
6,677,398 3,518,898 -
Supply Chain
Commodities were procured through a competitive bidding process. WFP procured fortified biscuits and lentils
locally and other commodities internationally. The vendors' roster for logistics services was updated to enhance
customs clearance and transportation based on thorough market assessment. The country office received in-kind
contributions of wheat from the Government of Bangladesh and the United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) and dates from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Internationally procured commodities and in-kind donations from donor governments (Bangladesh, Japan and the
United States of America) were stored in the Government's warehouses. WFP's contracted suppliers for fortified
biscuits received USDA in-kind wheat from the Government's silos and warehouses and then delivered the biscuits
in exchange to their final delivery points. Millers were requested through a call for quotations to assign the metric
tonnage exchange ratio for wheat to biscuits. When cash grants were received for biscuits, they were purchased
through competitive tendering using the normal food procurement process. Rice distributed during emergency
humanitarian responses was delivered from government storage facilities.
WFP supported cooperating partners and the Government in capacity strengthening for the efficient management of
their supply chain management processes in part by embedding them in its own procurement process. Most
notably, the country office's procurement unit assisted the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in the process of
assessing and qualifying rice millers for blending with fortified rice kernels, and creating a roster of approved millers
for the tendering process. WFP continues to help integrate fortified rice into government and WFP-assisted safety
net programmes, oversees the procurement process where the Government contracts rice fortification millers, and
provides technical support through its food technologist to assist rice kernel producers in meeting international
quality standards. The selecting and contracting for fortified biscuits and rice for the Government is also conducted
through WFP's supply chain unit with government representatives serving as voting members on the selection
committees. Building on its logistics expertise, WFP conducted trainings on warehouse management and
commodity control for the government food officials, cooperating partners, biscuit suppliers and traders.
Losses incurred in 2016 were minimal and were mainly attributable to the inadequate packaging of Super Cereal
and Super Cereal Plus procured internationally. Some losses also occurred during the process of milling lentils
before distribution to beneficiaries while some in-kind commodities were lost due to waterlogging during cyclone
Roanu in mid-2016. Consistent with procurement rules and regulations, WFP took mitigation action to minimise the
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