The Drought and Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa : Impacts and Proposed Policy Responses for Kenya
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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As the world begins to feel the effects
of climate change, the frequency of droughts is increasing
in the Horn of Africa. In Kenya, the drought and food crisis
affect welfare through two main channels. The first channel
is the increased mortality of livestock in drought-affected
areas, which are home to 10 percent of the country's
population. The second channel is by exacerbating increases
in food prices, which are largely driven by worldwide price
trends. Considering these two channels, this note identifies
four broad policy changes that can reduce Kenya's
future vulnerability to such shocks: (i) investment in
people in the arid and semiarid lands; (ii) reform of
Kenya's maize policy; (iii) review of the East African
Community grain trade policy; and (iv) formulation of a
unified social protection system.
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AGRICULTURE, ARID AREAS, ARID LANDS, BENEFICIARIES, CEREALS, CLIMATE CHANGE, COASTAL REGION, COPING MECHANISMS, CREDIT MARKETS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, EMERGENCY FOOD, EMERGENCY RELIEF, EXTERNAL SHOCKS, FARMERS, FINANCIAL CRISES, FOOD AID, FOOD GRAINS, FOOD MARKETING, FOOD PRICE, FOOD PRICE INFLATION, FOOD PRICES, FOOD PRODUCER, FOOD SECURITY, FORMAL CREDIT, GRAIN MARKETING, HOUSEHOLD BUDGET, HOUSEHOLDS WITH LIVESTOCK, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, IMPACT OF SHOCKS, INFLATION, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, LAND TENURE, LIVESTOCK OWNERSHIP, LIVESTOCK POPULATION, LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE, MAIZE, MARKET INTERVENTIONS, MARKET PRICES, POOR, POOR PEOPLE, POOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY TRAPS, PRICE FLOOR, PRICE INFLATION, PRICE POLICY, PRICE RISK, PRICE STABILITY, PRICE TRENDS, PRODUCER INCENTIVES, PRODUCER PRICE, PRODUCER PRICES, PROTECTION POLICY, PROTECTION SYSTEM, REBATES, REGIONAL TRADE, RELIEF INTERVENTIONS, RISK MANAGEMENT, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NET PROGRAMS, SAFETY NETS, SHEEP, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STORAGE FACILITIES, SURPLUS, VULNERABILITY TO DROUGHT, WAREHOUSE, WORLD MARKET