Introduction -- The 2005-2008 food price swing -- Price transmission in Eastern and Southern Africa -- The impact of price changes on poverty and food security -- Policies for managing food price swings at the market level -- Improving access to food and inputs : consumption and production...

Drawing on insights from theoretical applications, empirically based approaches and case study experience, this book contributes to the improved design and use of trade and related policy interventions in staple food markets

Famines are a common occurrence in the Sahelian region of Sub-Saharan Africa. In 2004, a drought occurred in Niger, resulting in a production shock, higher grain prices and a severe food crisis. Whereas a drought in 2000 resulted in lower per capita grain production relative to 2004, a food...