 | CARE Food Manual (CARE , 1998, 355 p.) |
 |  | Chapter 11 - Food Distribution To Sites |
| | II. Designing a Transportation Plan |
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A. Program Requirements Based on Ration Size
Once the size of individual food rations and total needs for all beneficiaries are determined, a detailed plan must be developed to dispatch food from warehouses to distribution sites. The plan should take into consideration how much food is to be sent to each center and how often deliveries must be made. See Food Receipt and Dispatch for basic information on distribution plans and how warehouse managers and storekeepers should keep track of dispatches.
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All planning must take into account seasons during a year (e.g., rainy seasons) when regular transport to project sites will be delayed or suspended. In these cases, extra time must be allotted for deliveries or additional food prepositioned at project sites (where there is storage capacity). |
Once the total biweekly requirement per project participant is known, the individual requirements for each food distribution site for biweekly deliveries can be calculated. For example, Site 1 in the table below has 100 participants enrolled who will need 240 kg of peas and 240 kgs of wheat/soy every two weeks (the “delivery cycle”). The distribution plan for peas for individual project sites may look something like this. A similar plan would be done for WSB.
Distribution Plan for Peas for MCH Project
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Site Name/ID # |
Region |
# of Project Participants |
# of Feeding Days in Delivery Cycle |
Total Food Requirement for Delivery Cycle* |
Total Requirement minus excess stock** |
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Site 1 |
1 |
100 |
12 |
240 kgs or 4.8 bags |
240 kgs or 4.8 bags |
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Site 2 |
1 |
150 |
12 |
360 kgs or 7.2 bags |
360 kgs or 7.2 bags |
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Site 3 |
2 |
125 |
12 |
300 kgs or 6 bags |
300 kgs or 6 bags |
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Site 4 |
3 |
150 |
12 |
360 kgs or 7.2 bags |
360 kgs or 7.2 bags |
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* Another calculation to obtain the food required for the
delivery cycle for Site 1 is
200g/person x 12 days x 100 persons =
240,000g/1000 = 240 kgs/50kgs = 4.8 bags
**If there is any excess stock at the site, based on site reports, the amount on hand should be subtracted from the total food requirement.
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