11 research outputs found
Impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods and food security
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Lâimpact de la COVID-19 sur les moyens de subsistance et la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaireSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Impacto del COVID-19 en los medios de vida y en la seguridad alimentari
Impacto del COVID-19 en los medios de vida y en la seguridad alimentaria
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Lâimpact de la COVID-19 sur les moyens de subsistance et la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaireEnglish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods and food securit
Lâimpact de la COVID-19 sur les moyens de subsistance et la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire
English version available in IDRC Digital Library: Impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods and food securitySpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Impacto del COVID-19 en los medios de vida y en la seguridad alimentari
El impacto del Covid-19 en los medios de vida y en la seguridad alimentaria
Studies of livelihoods and food systems since the start of the global pandemic in 2020 have shown a consistent pattern: the primary risks to food and livelihood security are at the household level. Covid-19 is having a major impact on householdsâ production and access to quality, nutritious food, due to losses of income, combined with increasing food prices, and restrictions to movements of people, inputs and products. The studies included in this Research for Policy and Practice Report and supported by the Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) Programme span several continents and are coordinated by leading research organisations with a detailed understanding of local food system dynamics and associated equity and livelihood issues in their regions: (1) the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa; (2) supporting small and medium enterprises, food security, and evolving social protection mechanisms to deal with Covid-19 in Pakistan; and (3) impact of Covid-19 on family farming and food security in Latin America: evidence-based public policy responses.Les Ă©tudes sur les moyens de subsistance et les systĂšmes alimentaires depuis le dĂ©but de la pandĂ©mie mondiale en 2020 ont montrĂ© un schĂ©ma constant : les principaux risques pour la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire et les moyens de subsistance se situent au niveau des mĂ©nages. La COVID-19 a un impact important sur la production des mĂ©nages et sur lâaccĂšs Ă des aliments nutritifs et de qualitĂ©, en raison des pertes de revenus, combinĂ©es Ă
lâaugmentation des prix des denrĂ©es alimentaires, et des restrictions aux mouvements des personnes, des intrants et des produits. Les Ă©tudes comprises dans le Research for Policy and Practice Report et soutenues par le programme Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) du CRDI sâĂ©tendent sur plusieurs continents et sont coordonnĂ©es par des organismes de recherche de premier plan ayant une comprĂ©hension dĂ©taillĂ©e de la dynamique des systĂšmes alimentaires locaux et des questions connexes dâĂ©quitĂ© et de moyens de subsistance dans leurs rĂ©gions : (1) Lâimpact de la pandĂ©mie de COVID-19 sur les moyens de subsistance en Afrique subsaharienne ; (2) Soutien aux petites et moyennes entreprises, Ă la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire et Ă lâĂ©volution des mĂ©canismes de protection sociale pour faire face Ă la COVID-19 au Pakistan ; (3) Impact de la COVID-19 sur lâagriculture familiale et la sĂ©curitĂ© alimentaire en AmĂ©rique latine : interventions de politique publique fondĂ©es sur des donnĂ©es probantes.Los estudios de los medios de vida y los sistemas alimentarios desde el comienzo de la pandemia en 2020 han demostrado un patrĂłn uniforme: los riesgos fundamentales para la seguridad alimentaria y los medios de vida se ubican en el ĂĄmbito domĂ©stico. El Covid-19 estĂĄ causando un enorme impacto en la producciĂłn y el acceso de los hogares a alimentos nutritivos de calidad debido a la pĂ©rdida de ingresos, junto con el aumento en los precios de los alimentos y las restricciones de movimiento de personas, insumos y productos. Los estudios incluidos en este Research for Policy and Practice Report y respaldados por el Programa Covid-19 Responses for Equity (CORE) del IDRC abarcan varios continentes. AdemĂĄs, se encuentran bajo la coordinaciĂłn de organizaciones lĂderes en la investigaciĂłn con un profundo conocimiento de la dinĂĄmica del sistema alimentario local y de temas relacionados con la igualdad y los medios de vida en sus regiones: (1) el impacto de la pandemia de Covid-19 en los medios de vida en la zona de Ăfrica subsahariana; (2) el apoyo de las pequeñas y medianas empresas, la seguridad alimentaria y los cambiantes mecanismos de protecciĂłn social para hacer frente al Covid-19 en PakistĂĄn; (3) el impacto del Covid-19 en la agricultura familiar y la seguridad alimentaria en AmĂ©rica Latina: respuestas fundamentadas de las polĂticas pĂșblicas.International Development Research Centr
Is fin-tech the new panacea for poverty alleviation and local development? Contesting Suri and Jackâs M-Pesa findings published in Science
Financial technology, or simply âfin-techâ, is increasingly seen as one of the key tools to facilitate poverty reduction and local economic development. One article in particular by Tavneet Suri and William Jack published in the leading publication Science has played a hugely influential role in promoting the fin-tech model in the global South using the example of Kenyaâs iconic M-Pesa money transfer platform. The authorsâ central claim is that M-Pesa has been instrumental in facilitating a major episode of poverty reduction. Our analysis shows that their analysis and claims are extremely problematic
A Dynamic Model of Inflation in Kenya
This paper analyses the dynamics of inflation in Kenya during 1974 â1996, a period characterised by external shocks and internal disequilibria. By developing a parsimonious and empirically constant model we find that the exchange rate, foreign prices, and terms of trade have long-run effects on inflation, while money supply and interest rate only have short run effects. Inertia is found to be important up until 1993, when about 40% of the current inflation was carried over to the next quarter. After 1993, inertia drops to about 10%. Moreover, inflation is also influenced by changes in maize-grain prices, indicating a non-negligible role for agricultural supply constraints in the inflation process
Regional Integration Experience in the Eastern African Region
It is relatively easy to assess the progress, achievements, and possible future direction of an existing regional integration pact. However, evaluating the prospects for a successful revival of the East African Community (EAC), a regional integration scheme that collapsed in 1977, is arguably a more difficult task. This paper examines recent attempts to revive the EAC, especially as it concerns the harmonisation of macroeconomic policies, infrastructure services, and movement of people, goods and services. Despite the hopes of the different partner countries, it appears there are no easy solutions to the problems posed by regionalism in Eastern Africa, especially when one considers that the problems that led to the EACâs collapse during the 1970s still exist today. Moreover, partners now have many options for multiple memberships: many East African nations are already members of COMESA, and SADC includes one East African member. The paper argues that the presence of these new ... Sâil est relativement aisĂ© dâĂ©valuer les progrĂšs, les rĂ©alisations et la possible Ă©volution dâun accord dâintĂ©gration rĂ©gionale existant, il est beaucoup plus difficile dâestimer les perspectives de rebond de la CommunautĂ© de lâAfrique de lâEst (East African Community â EAC), qui sâest effondrĂ©e en 1977. Ce Document fait le point sur les rĂ©centes tentatives de relance de lâEAC, en particulier en ce qui concerne lâharmonisation des politiques macro-Ă©conomiques, des services dâinfrastructure et des mouvements de populations, de biens et de services. En dĂ©pit des espoirs des pays partenaires, il semble quâil nây ait pas de solution Ă©vidente aux problĂšmes posĂ©s par le rĂ©gionalisme en Afrique de lâEst, surtout si lâon considĂšre que les raisons de lâeffondrement de lâEAC dans les annĂ©es 70 sont toujours. En outre, les partenaires disposent dĂ©sormais dâune grande variĂ©tĂ© dâoptions dâappartenance : de nombreuses nations sont dĂ©jĂ membres du COMESA et un pays de la zone a rejoint la SADC ...