COVID-19 and food prices in sub-Saharan Africa

被引：86

作者：

Agyei, Samuel Kwaku ^{[1
]}

Isshaq, Zangina ^{[1
]}

Frimpong, Siaw ^{[1
]}

Adam, Anokye Mohammed ^{[1
]}

Bossman, Ahmed ^{[1
]}

Asiamah, Oliver ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Cape Coast, Sch Business, Dept Finance, 3rd Floor,Sch Business Bldg,New Site, Cape Coast, Central Region, Ghana

来源：

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT REVIEW-REVUE AFRICAINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT | 2021年 / 33卷

关键词：

OIL; SECURITY; OUTBREAK;

D O I：

10.1111/1467-8268.12525

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

This study investigated the impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak on prices of maize, sorghum, imported rice and local rice in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We estimated dynamic panel data models with controls for macroeconomic setting using general method of moments estimation. The study found that the COVID-19 outbreak led to increases in food prices of the sampled countries. Restrictions on movements or lockdowns in the wake of COVID-19 was associated with an increase in the price of maize only. We also found that exchange rate, inflation and crude oil prices exerted a detrimental effect on food prices. We recommend that governments of SSA countries invest in infrastructure that improves efficiencies in the food supply chain during pandemics. Providing adequate support to industries in the value chain will also improve food availability and food price stability post-COVID-19.

引用

页码：S102 / S113

页数：12

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