Moving Beyond Food Aid

Gary Sawdon
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Gary Sawdon: Save the Children-UK - Save the Children-UK

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Abstract: Although the small kingdom is perceived to be middle income, previous livelihoods and poverty reports, reveal that at least 60 to 70% of the Swazi population live below the poverty line. It is now recognised that the current food security crisis is not simply the effects of a drought. Overall livelihoods have been deteriorating at a rapid pace. The national currency has devalued dramatically and the consumer price index has risen sharply in the past four years. Current vulnerability assessments have shown that poor and middleincome groups have faced a general decline in access to casual and wage labour. Inflation and prices rises have reduced savings and assets, resulting in their inability to withstand future livelihood shocks.

Keywords: Swaziland; food security (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-03-18
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Published in Food Security in Southern Africa. Causes and Responses from the Region, Mar 2003, Pretoria, South Africa. p. 109-113

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