Evaluations and Lessons Learned

Impact of High Prices in 8 Urban areas of the DRC

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Over the past months, WFP DRC has been conducting assessments on high prices and their impact on urban dwellers in the following cities around the country: Kinshasa, Matadi, Mbandaka, Kisangani, Goma, Bukavu, Lubumbashi and Kananga. The main objective of the study was to better understand the impact of prices on poor households in the selected cities. More specifically the assessment aims at: 1. Determining the evidence of high food prices as well as its magnitude; 2. The causes of the high prices; 3. The impact on the natural, human, financial and social capital; 4. The impact on different socio-economic groups and specific areas of the cities; 5. Identify potential areas of intervention for WFP and partners.

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