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Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Household Incomes and Food Consumption – The Kenyan Case

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  • Olwande, John
  • Njagi, Timothy
  • Ayieko, Miltone
  • Maredia, Mywish K.
  • Tschirley, David

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Key Facts • Rural and urban areas experienced similar, significant declines in reported incomes of households following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. • Majority of households in both areas also experienced reduction in the amount of food they consumed and in the quality of their diet. • There is need to expand social safety net programs to support affected households in both rural and urban areas. • It is important to prioritize mass vaccination.

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  • Olwande, John & Njagi, Timothy & Ayieko, Miltone & Maredia, Mywish K. & Tschirley, David, 2021. "Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Household Incomes and Food Consumption – The Kenyan Case," PRCI Policy Briefs 320390, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Food Security Group.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:miprpb:320390
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.320390
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    1. Olwande, John & Njagi, Timothy & Ayieko, Miltone & Maredia, Mywish K. & Tschirley, David, 2022. "Economic burden of COVID-19 continues as Kenya enters the twelfth month into the pandemic," PRCI Policy Briefs 330116, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, Food Security Group.

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    Consumer/Household Economics; Health Economics and Policy;

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