Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya
Aid 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 Info...
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| author | Mude, Andrew G. Ouma, R. Lentz, Erin C. |
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| description | Aid 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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace277152025-06-13T04:20:21Z Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya Mude, Andrew G. Ouma, R. Lentz, Erin C. food security marketing Aid 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. 2012-12 2013-03-16T07:56:04Z 2013-03-16T07:56:04Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27715 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Mude, 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. |
| spellingShingle | food security marketing Mude, Andrew G. Ouma, R. Lentz, Erin C. Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya |
| title | Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya |
| title_full | Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya |
| title_short | Responding to food insecurity: Employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern Kenya |
| title_sort | responding to food insecurity employing the market information and food insecurity response analysis framework in rural northern kenya |
| topic | food security marketing |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/27715 |
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