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Price monitoring and analysis country brief - Kenya

Year of publication 2011

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Category Other document

Synopsis (short abstract) The sharp increase in staple food prices reached its record level in July leading also to considerable deterioration of terms of trade for pastoralists. An estimated 3.75 million people are classified as food insecure. Major concerns are for the over 490,000 Somali refugees who are in dire need of emergency assistance. The food security situation continues to deteriorate as a consequence of persistent drought condition combined with high food prices, insecurity and displacement. The worst af fected areas are the northern and eastern parts of the country. The Government waived the import duty on maize to ease prices to consumers, while humanitarian aid agencies and UN institutions are assisting the population.

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