Price forecasting systems are of considerable importance to food security management by governments' and non-governmental organizations. Sparse data availability in low-income economies, however, generally necessitates reliance on reduced form forecasting methods. Relatively recent innovations...

People living in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the adverse consequences of a range of unpredictable, even unanticipated, economic shocks that affect the price and availability of food, and their ability to purchase and produce food for own consumption. Indeed, the World...

Market participation is both a cause and a consequence of economic development. Markets offer households the opportunity to specialize according to comparative advantage and thereby enjoy welfare gains from trade. Recognition of the potential of markets as engines of economic development and...

Market participation is both a cause and a consequence of economic development. Markets offer households the opportunity to specialize according to comparative advantage and thereby enjoy welfare gains from trade. Recognition of the potential of markets as engines of economic development and...