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World Food Programme Response to higher food and fuel prices in West Africa. Timeline. July 2007 : WFP published paper on the macro impact of high food prices in West Africa. May 2008 : First assessments launched (Guinea, Burkina, Liberia). August 2008 : - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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World Food Programme
Response to higher food and fuel prices in West Africa
Timeline
July 2007:
WFP published paper on the macro impact of high food prices in West Africa
March 2008: Dakar Workshop on assessing the impact of HFP
May 2008: First assessments launched (Guinea, Burkina, Liberia)
July 2008: Lean season interventions in direct response to HFP. Assessments continue (Senegal, Niger).
August 2008:
Preliminary costing out of response for WFP in West Africa
End 2008: Food and crop assessments, continuation of impact assessment work and roll out of post-lean season response
January 2008:
WFP approves HFP response project in Mauritania
Assessments
Urban
Done
Ongoing
Response
WFP response
WFP Response including cash/vouchers
Response
• Expansion of existing programs• Introduction of new programs, with specific reference to
urban areas. • Advocacy against trade barriers• ‘Purchase for progress’
WFP response by country (2008-2009)
Country Beneficairies Planned distributions (mt) Total cost (USD million)Benin 314 665 6 181 5,6Burkina Faso 430 000 8 926 24,7Cote d'Ivoire 331 250 12 525 14,2Ghana 406 000 7 049 7,9Guinea 585 000 19 271 19,3Liberia 215 200 10 371 18,2Mali 84 200 3 363 4,3Mauritania 437 093 9 982 12,3Senegal 1 186 892 22 171 27,7Sierra Leone 337 700 15 752 19,2Total 4.3 million 115 591 153,4
Government policies
Policy measure Downside Countries adopted
Control of prices and margins
Disruption of supply Senegal, Liberia
Subsidies Disruption of market chain, very demanding fiscally.
Senegal, Guinea
Tax breaks Usually to small to result in a price reduction for the consumer, foregone revenue for the government
Nearly all countries
Export restrictions (de jure or de facto)
Harms food producers and consumers in other countries
Burkina Faso, Guinea Liberia, Mali
Challenges
• Adapting assessment and programmatic approaches to the urban context.
• Building capacity to implement innovative program modalities such as cash and voucher-based transfers.
• Moving from a ‘lean season’/emergency mindset to a medium term planning horizon.
• Procurement of food in a fast-changing international market
Issues to monitor
• Main harvest in West Africa from now to the end of the year. 2008 crop assesment process beginning in October (CILSS, FAO)
• At what levels will prices for local coarse grains stabilize? They remain to date well above long term averages.
• Will governments resist the temptation to protect their national markets by restricting trade
• Impact of financial crisis
Thank you