Executive Brief of Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis: 2007-2008 WFP. 2008.
On average, 36 percent of households are food insecure and 6 percent are severely food insecure. Although the food insecure are more concentrated in the east, the situation is worrying in the entire country. Internally Displaced Populations are particularly vulnerable.
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Impact of High Prices in 8 Urban Areas of the DRC
WFP. 2008.
This report evaluates the impact of high food prices on poor households in Kinshasa, Matadi, Mbandaka, Kisangani, Goma, Bukavu, Lubumbashi, and Kananga. The food supplied by local sources has declined since 1992 for a range of crops, while urban populations have grown, thereby increasing exposure to world food prices. The price of maize rose by 300 percent between January and July 2008 alone. Households in urban areas tend to have more coping strategies available to them. However, their dependence on markets for food makes them vulnerable to food price shocks.
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