 | CARE Food Manual (CARE , 1998, 355 p.) |
 |  | Chapter 11 - Food Distribution To Sites |
| | I. Determining Food Requirements |
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B. Biweekly Requirements for Beneficiaries
A mix of peas and Wheat Soy Blend (WSB) is distributed. The table below shows the ration size for each beneficiary for a two week daily period. Two weeks are used because storage areas at project sites can only hold enough food to cover two week periods.
Biweekly Food Requirements Per Project Participant
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Food |
Daily Ration (grams) |
Number of Feeding Days in Delivery Cycle |
Total Biweekly Requirement per Participant |
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Peas |
200 g |
12 |
2.4 kgs |
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WSB |
200 g |
12 |
2.4 kgs |
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