World Bank2017-06-142017-06-142011-09https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27166This policy note provides an assessment of some of the impacts and proposed policy responses to problems related to the drought, including the rise in food prices. To address immediate needs, the humanitarian response to the drought is being managed by the Government of Kenya and a number of international organizations including the World Food Program (WFP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Recognizing that response needs are currently recognizing that response needs are currently being addressed, this note focuses on policy changes that can address long term vulnerabilities related to the drought.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL POLICYAGRICULTUREARID AREASARID LANDSAVERAGE PRICEAVERAGE PRICESBEERBREADCASH TRANSFERCASH TRANSFER PROGRAMSCASH TRANSFERSCASSAVACEREALSCLIMATE CHANGEDROUGHTDROUGHT AREASECONOMIC DOWNTURNECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SHOCKSEMERGENCY FOODEMERGENCY RELIEFEXPENDITUREEXPENDITURESEXTERNAL SHOCKSFAIRFAMINEFARM PRODUCTSFARMERSFEEDFINANCIAL CRISESFOOD AIDFOOD CONSUMERSFOOD CRISISFOOD DEFICITFOOD GRAINSFOOD IMPORTSFOOD INSECURE HOUSEHOLDSFOOD INSECURITYFOOD POLICYFOOD PRICEFOOD PRICESFOOD PRODUCERFOOD SECURITYFOOD SUBSIDYFORMAL CREDITGRAIN PRICESGRAIN RESERVESHAZARDHOUSEHOLD BUDGETHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD WELFAREHOUSEHOLDS WITH LIVESTOCKHUMAN CAPITALHUMANITARIAN CRISISHUMANITARIAN RESPONSEHUNGERIMPACT OF SHOCKSINCOMEINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINSURANCELAND TENURELANDLESSLIVELIHOODSLIVESTOCK OWNERSHIPLIVESTOCK SALESLOCAL INFRASTRUCTUREMAIZEMAIZE DEFICITMAIZE IMPORTSMAIZE MARKETMAIZE POLICYMAIZE PRICESMAIZE SUPPLYMARKET DEVELOPMENTMARKET PRICESMILLERSPOORPOOR HOUSEHOLDSPOOR PAYPOOR PEOPLEPOOR RURAL HOUSEHOLDSPOVERTY GAPPOVERTY IMPACTPOVERTY LINEPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY TRAPSPRICE CHANGESPRICE FLOORPRICE INCREASESPRICE POLICYPRICE RISKPRICE STABILITYPRICE TRENDSPRODUCE FOODPRODUCER PRICEPRODUCER PRICESRAINY SEASONREBATESRICERISK AVERSIONRISK MANAGEMENTRURALRURAL POORSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSAFETY NETSSALESSCHOOL ENROLLMENTSCHOOL FEEDINGSECOND ROUND EFFECTSSHOCKSOCIAL INSURANCESTAPLE FOODSSTOCKSSUPPORT TO BENEFICIARIESSURPLUSVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDSVULNERABLE MEMBERSVULNERABLE PEOPLEWAREHOUSEWEATHER SHOCKSWFPWHEATWORLD FOOD PROGRAMMEWORLD MARKETPolicy NoteWorld Bank10.1596/27166