Protecting Household Nutrition in Senegal amid Food Price Shocks: Policy Options to Safeguard Vulnerable Populations
| dc.contributor.author | Amy KA | |
| dc.contributor.author | Françoise Okah Efogo, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Assion Lawson SIpoaka | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mamatchi Melila | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-02T07:54:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-02T07:54:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Food 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. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/4085 | |
| dc.publisher | AERC | |
| dc.title | Protecting Household Nutrition in Senegal amid Food Price Shocks: Policy Options to Safeguard Vulnerable Populations |