Food Crisis and Complex Livelihoods in the Horn, East and Central Africa
Nisar Majid, Alexandra Crosskey
Summary: The attention generated by the ‘global food price crisis’ is raising questions and concerns around food security and famine in the Greater Horn of Africa. A focus on this single issue however adds little to the understanding of what the multiple factors currently affecting complex livelihoods in this vast and diverse region. This paper was commissioned by the Oxfam Great Britain Horn, East and Central Africa (HECA) regional office in Nairobi to help programme and policy staff analyze, understand and communicate the complexity of factors driving the current livelihoods crisis in the Greater Horn of Africa. It is intended to help frame the issues and problems at the regional level, and outlines some general policy responses. It does not go into enough detail to map current interventions and resource gaps, as this analysis is better done at a country level. Originally drafted as an internal document, it can also be shared informally with food security and other colleagues in fellow NGO, UN and donor agencies.
Type: Abstracts
Sector: Food / Food Security
Theoretical Approach: Knowledge Management
Region: Africa
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