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Designing Market-based Approaches to Short and Long-run Emergency Assistance in Africa

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It is well accepted that emergency food transfers are required to meet the food needs of affected populations during acute, short-run emergencies. It is also widely acknowledged that growing incomes and well functioning markets are necessary to facilitate access to food by vulnerable groups over the long run. What is less appreciated is that market-based strategies can be used to a) directly address short-run emergencies, and b) reduce the severity of short and long-run emergencies. The purpose of this short paper is to call attention to research findings that provide important guidelines for how this can be done.

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  • SIMA, Technical Team, 1997. "Designing Market-based Approaches to Short and Long-run Emergency Assistance in Africa," Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs 55205, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:midcpb:55205
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.55205
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    1. Jayne, Thomas S. & Tschirley, David L. & Staatz, John M. & Shaffer, James D. & Weber, Michael T. & Chisvo, Munhamo & Mukumbu, Mulinge, 1994. "Market-Oriented Strategies to Improve Household Access to Food: Experience from Sub-Saharan Africa," Food Security International Development Papers 54056, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics.
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