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- PublicationSafeguarding Nutrition in Togo: Policy Responses to Rising Food Prices(AERC, 2026) Amy KA; Assion Lawson Sipoaka; Françoise Okah Efogo; Mamatchi MelilaRising food prices significantly reduce food consumption and worsen the nutritional status of households in Togo. The impacts are gender-differentiated and vary between urban and rural areas. Universal policy responses can cushion shocks but place substantial pressure on public finances. Well-targeted, nutrition-sensitive cash or in-kind transfers are the most effective short-term policy response.
- PublicationEnhancing Fish Consumption Through Retail Market Policy Interventions in Kenya(AERC, 2026) Kevin Okoth Ouko; Clarietta Chagwiza; Modock Oketch; Maureen Jepkorir Cheserek; Florence Achieng Opondo• Promoting fish consumption provides an affordable, nutrient-dense approach to addressing nutrition challenges in Siaya County, Kenya. Policy support for locally available fish can enhance dietary quality, particularly for children, pregnant and lactating women, and low-income households. • Household fish consumption is shaped by market systems including infrastructure, food safety, and pricing, with rural and peri-urban households facing the greatest access barriers, underscoring the need for targeted market investments.
- PublicationProtecting Household Nutrition in Senegal amid Food Price Shocks: Policy Options to Safeguard Vulnerable Populations(AERC, 2026) Amy KA; Françoise Okah Efogo,; Assion Lawson SIpoaka; Mamatchi MelilaFood inflation poses a major threat to food and nutrition security in Senegal. In November 2022, food inflation reached 14.1%, significantly reducing households' purchasing power and access to quality food. While progress has been made in reducing chronic malnutrition, acute malnutrition has increased, highlighting a growing vulnerability to price shocks. This policy brief assesses the effects of rising food prices on Senegalese households using a computable general equilibrium model (CGE) combined with a household-level microsimulation module. The results show that an increase in international food prices leads to a 0.34 per cent decline in food consumption, a deterioration in energy intake (+0.28 nutritional poverty points), and a marked deterioration in essential micronutrient intake.
- PublicationUnlocking the Potential of Food SMEs to Boost Income and Food Security in South Africa(AERC, 2026) Selma T. Karuaihe; Wegayehu Fitawek; Enoch Owusu-Sekyere; Herbert Ntuli; Hettie C. SchönfeldtFrom the business side, women dominate the food SME sector in South Africa, with majority being Black South Africans. • The type of food SME (i.e., spaza shops, restaurants and fruit and vegetables) has a significant impact on income1. ● SMEs operating restaurants generate the highest weekly income, making cooked foods more profitable than selling fruits and vegetables, which is the least profitable of all. ● In terms of food security, nearly half (48%) of households had an adequate diet, consuming more than six food groups in the study area. ● The food security status of the household was determined by multiple socio-economic factors, including the household age, sex, education level, family size, ethnicity, number of working adults, household income and food expenditure. ● The informal food markets play a crucial role in ensuring food and nutrition security, with over 60% of consumers purchasing fruits and vegetables from street vendors. ● Spaza shops serve as key sources of grains, nuts, legumes, dairy, poultry, and meat, making them essential for food accessibility and affordability in low-income communities. • Policy recommendations to support SMEs selling fruits and vegetables should include training on proper handling, cooling, and temperature management of fresh produce
- PublicationStrengthening Rural Ugandan Diets Through Improved Market Food Environments(AERC, 2026) Racheal Namulondo; Bernard Bashaasha; Rosemary Isoto Emegu; Edgar AgabaIn addition to own production, rural populations in SSA are acquiring an increasing part of their food from local markets, making the market food environment an important contributor to household diet diversity. • The limited food variety that characterizes rural food markets, in Uganda, translates to limited diet diversity with households characteristically consuming items from two staple food groups only. • Availability of a variety of food in nearby/village markets positively influences rural household food purchase diversity. • Policy support should encourage increased - production of non-staple foods for the rural markets and market participation. But since rural households depend largely on staple foods, interventions should be focused on increasing production and sell of nutrient-dense staples, for instance, throu