Djibouti's High Food Prices Leave 88% of Rural Poor Needing Aid
November 01, 2011, 12:17 PM EDT
By Brian Latham
Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Rising food prices in Djibouti have left 88 percent of the nation's rural population dependent on food aid, the Famine Early Warning Systems Network said.
A ban on charcoal and firewood production, which provides about half of the income of poor people in the country's southeast region, may further increase hunger, the Washington- based agency, known as Fewsnet, said in an e-mailed statement today.
Average monthly food costs for a poor urban family are about 33,907 Djibouti francs ($191), about 12,550 francs more than the average household income, Fewsnet said. Urban residents in the Horn of Africa nation don't receive food aid, it said.
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