Overview

• The Letter of Intent formalizes cooperation under which India’s Department of Food and Public Distribution will facilitate fortified rice supplies to WFP for crisis response.
• WFP says a memorandum of understanding is being pursued to make procurement from India predictable and faster during emergencies.
• Applying Indian supply‑chain practices has already saved WFP about USD 30 million, with efficiencies being deployed in operations such as Ethiopia and Sudan.
• WFP reports funding is roughly 40% lower year on year, forcing deep cuts including a fall in assistance in Afghanistan from nearly 10 million people to about 1–2 million.
• With famine declared in parts of Gaza, WFP cites 60–100 trucks entering daily versus the 600–700 needed, says food stocks sit at the borders for over two months of aid, and stresses access and a ceasefire are essential.