Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya

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dc.creatorMude, Andrew G.
dc.creatorOuma, R.
dc.creatorLentz, Erin C.
dc.date2012-12
dc.date2013-03-16T07:56:04Z
dc.date2013-03-16T07:56:04Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:12:21Z
dc.descriptionAid agencies are increasingly advocating for cash transfers as a substitute or complement to food transfers when responding to both emergency and chronic food insecurity. Yet, cash is not always optimal. In this article, we demonstrate how a newly developed response analysis tool, the Marketing Information and Food Insecurity Response Analysis (MIFIRA) framework can guide evidence-based identification of appropriate transfers. We present findings from a MIFIRA analysis in Marsabit; a remote and generally food-insecure district of northern Kenya. As a demonstration of the analytical versatility of MIFIRA, we utilise a variety of data, ranging from rigorously-collected household data, to market surveys and rapid assessments in focus groups. As a proof of concept, this article shows how MIFIRA can be effectively deployed in other regions facing chronic or emergency food insecurity to help response agencies make systematic decisions on a solid evidence base.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/27715
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/145353
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceMude, A., Ouma, R. and Lentz, E. 2012. Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya. Journal of Development Studies 48(12): 1731-1749.
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectmarketing
dc.titleResponding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article

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