dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-24T12:19:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-24T12:19:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2693 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study highlights critical issues on food security in the Nile Basin
countries and priority investment areas to enhance food security.
It presents the main causes of food insecurity at the household,
national and regional levels. It outlines the social-cultural, economic
and political relationships, processes, and their interaction with the
environment in determining people’s livelihoods. The study recognizes
other related work in the region, especially under the Comprehensive
Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and brings
together previous findings and recommendations relevant to the Nile
basin for coordinated action. The study compares the main causes
of food insecurity amongst nine Nile Basin countries. The identified
problems are ranked according to their severity. Unstable food prices
and poor infrastructure are ranked as most severe by eight and seven
countries, respectively. This implies that governments in the region need
to prioritize policies for improving market access in order to address
food availability and affordability in the region. Low agricultural
productivity and health issues emerge as most severe sources of
food insecurity among six of the nine countries. Suggested eclectic
interventions to address issues of food insecurity include increasing
food production, expanding regional agricultural trade and devising
policy instruments to address price fluctuations. An efficient regional
trading system would also help in managing food insecurity issues at the
regional level. There is need to carry out an inventory of the available
and quality storage and transport in the region. Nile Basin countries
need to embrace a regional approach to tackle food insecurity by sharing
information and establishing a regional food reserve facility. | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA) | en |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | WP/17/2010; | |
dc.subject | Nile Basin | en |
dc.subject | Food security | en |
dc.subject | Trans-boundary approach | en |
dc.subject | Food prices | en |
dc.subject | Food insecurity | en |
dc.title | Working Paper No. 17 of 2010 on Critical Issues on Food Security in the Nile Basin Countries: An Interventionist Trans-boundary Approach | en |
dc.type | KIPPRA Publications | en |
ppr.contributor.author | Ndirangu, Lydia K. ; Omiti. John M. & Waiyaki Nicholas N. | en |