Coping with food price hikes : strategies of the poor in Kandy, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorKodithuwakku, Sarath S.
dc.contributor.authorWeerahewa, Jeevika
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-11T13:54:32Z
dc.date.available2015-06-11T13:54:32Z
dc.date.issued2011-05
dc.description.abstractCutting down consumption of non-food items, borrowing from informal markets, and increased dependence on friends and family are common strategies perceived to be useful by poor households as coping strategies for food price hikes. Reductions in frequency of consumption and portions of imported foods were noted particularly in urban and estate sectors, with substitution of local products such as jack fruit, bread fruit and yams. There is a need for well-articulated trade policies for imports of basic food items, on which poor households spend a larger share of their income.en
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dc.format.extent1 digital file (43 p. : ill.)en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/54265
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/AWP%20No.%20100.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherARTNeT, United Nations ESCAPen
dc.relation.ispartofARTNeT working paper series; no. 100en
dc.subjectFOOD ECONOMICSen
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITYen
dc.subjectPRICESen
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD EXPENDITUREen
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTIONen
dc.subjectECONOMIC BEHAVIOURen
dc.subjectIMPORTSen
dc.subjectRICEen
dc.subjectWHEATen
dc.subjectSUPPLY AND DEMANDen
dc.subjectTRADE POLICYen
dc.subjectNUTRITIVE VALUEen
dc.subjectMALNUTRITIONen
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPSen
dc.titleCoping with food price hikes : strategies of the poor in Kandy, Sri Lankaen
dc.typeSynthesis Reporten
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC Onlyen
idrc.project.componentnumber105992001
idrc.project.number105992
idrc.project.titleDrivers of Competitiveness and Strategies for Economic Diversification (ARTNET) - Phase IIIen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-1607-33
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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