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The brief identifies three best-practice innovations that helped reduce the effects of price and trade shocks and strengthen household resilience when such shocks occur in East Africa: digital cash transfers, Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), and Market Information Systems (MIS).

The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for November 2025, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.

The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for October 2025, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.

The report analyzes the evolution of weekly maize and rice prices in four East African countries - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda - in September 2025

The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for September 2025, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.

The report presents price trends and movements for key food commodities, including dry beans, dry maize, rice, wheat, and Irish potatoes, for August 2025, in selected major regions and markets in Kenya.

The report analyzes the evolution of weekly maize and rice prices in four East African countries - Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Rwanda - in August 2025

Mercy Kalondu Peter is a statistician and research professional specializing in development research, food security analysis and humanitarian data systems. She has contributed to the International Food Policy Research Institute’s Food Security Portal, as well as the REACH Initiative and Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, supporting data-driven approaches to assess market dynamics, household vulnerability, and resilience. Her work focuses on generating evidence to inform policy and humanitarian response. She applies analytical and research skills to generate and translate evidence into insights for decision-making across research, policy, and development contexts.

As a consultant with the Food Security Portal, Mercy Kalondu Peter conducted research on innovative methods to strengthen household resilience to price and trade shocks in East Africa.

Elie Hyani is a Food Security and Livelihoods specialist with over nine years of experience in fragile and crisis-affected contexts. His work focuses on strengthening household resilience through evidence-based programming, market systems development, and climate-resilient agriculture. He combines strong analytical expertise in vulnerability and market assessments with hands-on experience in programme design and implementation. Elie has contributed to applied research and policy engagement, supporting the translation of evidence into scalable interventions. He works closely with governments, development partners, and private sector actors to design inclusive solutions that enhance food systems, livelihoods, and economic resilience across Africa.

As a consultant with the Food Security Portal, Hyani Elie conducted research on the anticipatory interventions to mitigate the adverse food security impacts of conflict in East and Central Africa.

Zerayehu Sime is an Associate Professor of Economics at Addis Ababa University, with expertise in development economics, macroeconomics, poverty and inequality, food security, industrial policy, and applied econometrics. His research examines economic development, innovation, labor productivity, governance, and household welfare in Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa. He possesses advanced skills in Multi-Shock Index (MSI) construction using parametric and non-parametric methods, the analysis of household food security outcomes, and General Equilibrium (CGE) modeling with GAMS and System Dynamics modeling, employing quantitative methodologies to inform evidence-based policy and facilitate sustainable economic growth.

As a consultant with the Food Security Portal, Zerayehu Sime conducted research on compound vulnerability and food security in Somalia.