THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON STAPLES FOOD PRICES IN LOCAL MARKETS: THE CASE OF MILLET MARKETS IN SENEGAL

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AUTHOR

Maurice Taondyandé, Anatole Goundan, Sunday Odjo and Mbaye Yade

SERIES NAME

COVID-19

YEAR

2020

ABSTRACT

The pandemic is likely to be more disruptive to local food markets and thus have more serious effects on the poorest and most vulnerable groups and communities than any of the crises in recent years. This is because the poor and vulnerable are affected by changes in local food staple prices significantly more than other population groups, not only because of more limited purchasing power but also because of differences in consumption baskets. Moreover, domestic markets for local food staples such as yam, cassava, white maize, cowpeas, millet or sorghum tend to behave differently during times of crisis than global markets for major commodities such as rice, wheat or yellow maize. 

PUBLISHER

AKADEMIYA2063

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