the potential impact of higher food prices on poverty in sub-Saharan Africa, and examines the extent to which policy … responses will benefit the poor. The paper shows that rising food prices are likely to lead to higher poverty in sub … that anti-poverty interventions ought to retain their focus on rural areas where poverty remains highest even after taking …

recent increase in rice prices on poverty with and without policy responses. Two sets of policy responses are considered …

, and other cereals would together lead to an increase in poverty, but that by contrast to a number of other countries, this …

When assessing the impact of changes in food prices on poverty, it is important to consider food producers (who may … increase in the price of rice will result in higher poverty in the country as a whole (even if some local producers will gain … from this increase), while a reduction in price will reduce poverty. Furthermore, because rice represents a large share of …

cereals as well as for milk, sugar and vegetable oils could lead to a substantial increase in poverty in many of the countries …. At the same time, the data suggest that the magnitude of the increase in poverty between different countries is likely to … be different. Finally, the data suggest that a large share of the increase in poverty will consist of deeper levels of …

substantial increase in poverty, with the increase in the price of rice having by far the largest negative impact. …