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  Wages of war, wages of peace: food prices and unskilled labour pay in Afghanistan, 1996-2002

  Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2002

  This paper contains the main results of a FAO study on staple food prices and real wages in Afghanistan during the period 1996-2002, based on information systematically collected weekly by WFP in all major cities (Kabul, Kandahar, Jalalabad, Heart, Mazar-e-Sharif and Faizabad). The main conclusion of the study are: Large fluctuations have been registered in food prices.
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  Urban maize meal consumption patterns: strategies for improving food access for vulnerable urban households in Kenya

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1995

  This report examines maize consumption patterns in response to policy changes in Kenya and the implications for urban food security. It is based on empirical evidence from a household survey. The researchers’ five conclusions challenge conventional assumptions about fixed consumer tastes and preferences in relation to agriculture policy.

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