Strategies for Food Security and Structural Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa

Shahla Shapouri, Margaret Missiaen and Stacey Rosen

No 309663, Agricultural Information Bulletins from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Mounting debt and a continuing inability to feed their populations have led countries of Sub-Saharan Africa to undertake reform programs to make their economies more market oriented. At the same time, they have sought to protect the food security of their most vulnerable population groups. Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe are three case studies that represent the common dilemma: how to adhere to long-term economic reform while protecting vulnerable consumer groups from market inefficiencies and price shocks.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Food Security and Poverty; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 12
Date: 1992-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.309663

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