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SUBMITTER: Cedrez CB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727398 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cedrez Camila Bonilla CB Chamberlin Jordan J Hijmans Robert J RJ
Global food security 20200901
Local food prices are key indicators of food security and market conditions. Yet price data are often not available, particularly for rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa. We compiled data from 168 markets to study spatial and temporal price variation. We found that prices slightly increase when the preceding growing season was dry. Across the continent, there is pronounced seasonal variation, with lowest prices 2-3 months after harvest and highest prices just before harvest. A predictive model exp ...[more]