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Structure, Conduct and Performance of Commodity Markets in South Sudan: Linkages Food Security

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dc.contributor.author Ngigi, Margaret
dc.date.issued 2008-07
dc.date.accessioned 2021-07-02T09:27:59Z
dc.date.available 2021-07-02T09:27:59Z
dc.identifier.uri http://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2641
dc.description.abstract Several factor highlight food market risks and uncertainties for urban consumers in South Sudan. First, the South Sudan’s agriculture is yet to revive appreciably from severe disruptions caused by over two decades of civil conflicts. Secondly, rural and urban areas are poorly integrated, mainly due to a virtual absence of transport and communication infrastructures, as well as due to civil insecurities. As a result, major urban markets are heavily dependent on imports of most basic food staples. The major supply sources are North Sudan and Uganda. Khartoum and Kosti are the major centers of procurement transactions of North-South Sudan trade, while Kampala is the major centre of cross-border transaction of commodities flowing from Uganda. Together, North Sudan and Uganda account for the bulk of sugar, maize flour, rice, onion, wheat flour and sorghum sold in the four markets. This heavy dependence on importation of food supplies implies that any adverse events, both market and non-market, on the North- South Sudan, and/or the Kampala-South Sudan trade flows increases the vulnerability of a large percentage of urban households en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Egerton University en_US
dc.subject Performance of Commodity Markets en_US
dc.title Structure, Conduct and Performance of Commodity Markets in South Sudan: Linkages Food Security en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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