Why Is a Food Transfer Unlikely to Increase Food Consumption

Multiple Choice

Why is a food transfer unlikely to increase food consumption by the full amount of the transfer?

A) If there is a food shortage a cash transfer may do a better job increasing consumption
B) The food transfers reduce leakages to the non-poor
C) Some of the free food can substitute for food the recipient would have purchased,and can now be used to increase spending on other goods.
D) All of the above are reasons why a food transfer may not increase food consumption by as much as intended