How volatile are African food prices?
Instability in the price of staple foods is an important source of risk in developing countries. This is particularly true in Africa south of the Sahara because of the low incomes of many African households. Poor urban households allocate a large share of their income to food, so food price volatili...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2013
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153490 |
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