Greater Horn of East Africa: Drivers of Regional Food Security

The report examines food insecurity in the Greater Horn of Africa, identifying drivers such as weather, climate change, land acquisition, and conflict.

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The research method involved analyzing various sources, including news articles, studies, and reports from humanitarian organizations, to identify and categorize the drivers of food insecurity in the Greater Horn of Africa. It also included reviewing food security outlooks from the Famine Early Warning System and examining the impact of land acquisitions on food security.

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The March 2010 report by the Society for International Development focuses on the drivers of food insecurity in the Greater Horn of Africa. It highlights the critical situation of food aid dependence, exacerbated by factors like adverse weather conditions, climate change, land acquisitions by foreign entities, and prolonged conflicts. The report reviews the food security outlook for countries in the region, discusses the implications of the African land rush, and suggests that while some areas may see improvements, others remain at risk of severe food shortages. The report also touches on the potential of guinea pigs as a food source in conflict zones and the controversy surrounding genetically modified maize.

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Categories: 2010 time horizon | 2010s time horizon | Djibouti geographic scope | East Africa geographic scope | English publication language | Ethiopia geographic scope | Greater Horn Of Africa geographic scope | Kenya geographic scope | Somalia geographic scope | Sudan geographic scope | Tanzania geographic scope | Uganda geographic scope | agricultural technology | climate change | conflict | economic development | food | food aid | food insecurity | food security | genetically modified crops | land acquisition | land use | livestock farming | poverty | rural poverty | water | weather conditions