WEST AFRICA : Do high food prices warrant a cash response?

Agencies are considering distributing cash as part of their response to food price rises in West Africa DAKAR, 3 September 2008 (IRIN) - Experts say many of the right conditions are in place across West Africa to make cash distributions work in the current global food price crisis. Michael O’Donnell, head of hunger reduction for non-governmental organisation (NGO) Save the Children, said “the current food... [read full story]