The Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa

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The Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa | Impacts and Proposed Policy Responses for Kenya

2011

World Bank

This policy note provides an assessment of some of the impacts and proposed policy responses to problems related to the drought, including the rise in food prices. To address immediate needs, the humanitarian response to the drought is being managed by the Government of Kenya and a number of international organizations including the World Food Program (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Recognizing that response needs are currently recognizing that response needs are currently being addressed, this note focuses on policy changes that can address long term vulnerabilities related to the drought.

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agriculture arid lands bread cash transfers cassava cereals climate change drought economic downturn economic growth emergency relief expenditure famine farmers food aid food insecurity food prices food security household budget household income human capital hunger income insurance land tenure livelihoods maize market prices poverty traps producer prices rainy season rice risk management rural poor sales school feeding shock social insurance staple foods stocks surplus wfp wheat world food programme

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Washington, DC

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Maize policy; Vulnerable children; Food imports; Livestock ownership; Local infrastructure; Poor pay; Poor rural households; Maize market; Beer; Grain prices; Grain reserves; Infrastructure development; Arid areas; Food grains; Food crisis; Poor households; Average prices; Poor people; Second round effects; Maize supply; Landless; Households with livestock; Warehouse; Food consumers; Poverty impact; Food subsidy; Price floor; Maize prices; Support to beneficiaries; Household welfare; Drought areas; Risk aversion; Poor; Market development; Food producer; Weather shocks; Rebates; Formal credit; Fair; Produce food; Poverty rates; Agricultural policy; Farm products; Maize deficit; Price risk; Economic shocks; Safety nets; Poverty line; Rural; External shocks; Expenditures; World market; Vulnerable households; Feed; Food deficit; Producer price; Food policy; Financial crises; Hazard; Maize imports; Poverty gap; Safety net; Price policy; Food insecure households; Livestock sales; Food price; Cash transfer; Humanitarian crisis; Price stability; Safety net programs; Cash transfer programs; Emergency food; Price increases; School enrollment; Humanitarian response; Price changes; Price trends; Millers; Vulnerable people; Average price; Impact of shocks; Vulnerable members

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Английский

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Лицензия

CC BY 3.0 IGO, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo, World Bank

Тип

Policy Brief; Technical Documentation; Technical Documentation

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DOI http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/366291468192251268/The-drought-and-food-crisis-in-the-horn-of-Africa-impacts-and-proposed-policy-responses-for-Kenya https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27166

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The Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa | Impacts and Proposed Policy Responses for Kenya

2011

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