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

As the world begins to feel the effects of climate change, the frequency of droughts is increasing in the Horn of Africa. In Kenya, the drought and food crisis affect welfare through two main channels. The first channel is the increased mortality of livestock in drought-affected areas, which are home to 10 percent of the country's population. The second channel is by exacerbating increases in food prices, which are largely driven by worldwide price trends. Considering these two channels, this note identifies four broad policy changes that can reduce Kenya's future vulnerability to such shocks: (i) investment in people in the arid and semiarid lands; (ii) reform of Kenya's maize policy; (iii) review of the East African Community grain trade policy; and (iv) formulation of a unified social protection system.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Demombynes, Gabriel, Kiringai, Jane
Format:	Brief biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-11
Subjects:	AGRICULTURE, ARID AREAS, ARID LANDS, BENEFICIARIES, CEREALS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL REGION, COPING MECHANISMS, CREDIT MARKETS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMERGENCY FOOD, EMERGENCY RELIEF, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FARMERS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FOOD AID, FOOD GRAINS, FOOD MARKETING, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICE INFLATION, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCER, FOOD SECURITY, FORMAL CREDIT, GRAIN MARKETING, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLDS WITH LIVESTOCK, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, LAND TENURE, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, LIVESTOCK POPULATION, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MAIZE, MARKET INTERVENTIONS, MARKET PRICES, POOR, POOR PEOPLE, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY TRAPS, PRICE FLOOR, PRICE INFLATION, PRICE POLICY, PRICE RISK, PRICE STABILITY, PRICE TRENDS, PRODUCER INCENTIVES, PRODUCER PRICE, PRODUCER PRICES, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, REBATES, REGIONAL TRADE, RELIEF INTERVENTIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NETS, SHEEP, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STORAGE FACILITIES, SURPLUS, VULNERABILITY TO DROUGHT, WAREHOUSE, WORLD MARKET,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/11/15499810/drought-food-crisis-horn-africa-impacts-proposed-policy-responses-kenya http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10073
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