Effects of Market Reform on Access to Food by Low-Income Households: Evidence from Four Countries in Eastern and Southern Africa

Thomas S. Jayne (), L. Rubey, D. Tschirley, M. Mukumbu, M. Chisvo, A. Santos, Michael T. Weber () and P. Diskin

No 19, International Development Papers from Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University

Abstract: This report analyzes the effects of grain market reform and food subsidy elimination in Eastern and Southern Africa on access to food for low-income consumers. The report also assesses the potential to use "self-targeted commodities" to improve vulnerable groups' access to food through market development strategies and food aid programs.

Keywords: food security; food policy; grain market reform; food subsidy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1995
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