that are triggered by these initial losses. This paper combines data on monthly grain prices and wages in 82 retail markets … over 17 years with data on district-level weather shocks to quantify the impact of drought on local prices and how this … impact of shocks on prices is quite low now in Ethiopia - 4 percent at its peak post-2005 compared with 12 percent before …

trend of divergence for both crops going forward. In contrast, wheat yields seem to be converging to a common level recently …

"Concerns have been raised about the impact of rising food prices worldwide on the poor. To assess the (short term …) impact of rising food prices in any particular country it is necessary to look at both the impact on food producers (who … benefit from an increase in prices) and food consumers (who loose out when the price increases), with a focus on poor …

finds that rising food prices for rice, millet and sorghum, corn, as well as wheat and bread could together lead to a …"Concerns have been raised about the impact of rising food prices worldwide on the poor. To assess the (short term …) impact of rising food prices in any particular country it is necessary to look at both the impact on food producers (who …

"The surge in global commodity prices of the past few years has presented a tremendous development challenge for South … inflation, and hurt growth. Although commodity prices have come down recently, the benefits are being clouded by the emergence …. Governments in South Asia have responded by stabilizing domestic food prices through a number of short-term measures, tightened …