Improving Agricultural Market Performance:
Developing Agricultural Market Information Systems
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Box 7: Example of WFP’s Key Messages from Food Affordability ReportIn Indonesia, food prices tend to rise before and during Ramadan, especially for chicken meat, eggs
and onion, reflecting the increased seasonal demand during the fasting month. Price fluctuations
stress food and nutrition security of the most vulnerable households who spend a large proportion
of their expenditures on food.
Recommendations:• To discourage price spikes of key food commodities such as chicken meat, eggs and onions during
Ramadan, the Government should consider trade options to balance supply and demand before the
fasting month, and consider proper incentives to increase the production of these commodities.
Access to food for the most vulnerable households through the existing social protection schemes.•To mitigate the transfer of risk from food price increases on the poor households, payments or
distribution of food through social protection schemes such as PKH and Rastra should be made
before the fasting month•To address the inadequate consumption of nutritious food, food basket should be balanced,
providing commodities that are a good source of protein and essential micronutrients, such as eggs
Source: Food Security Monitoring Bulletin, INDONESIA, Special Focus: Food Affordability and Ramadan, Volume
6, April 2017, WFP
Figure 37: Retail Price Trends for Selected Products during Ramadan in Indonesia
Source: Food Security Monitoring Bulletin, INDONESIA, Special Focus: Food Affordability and Ramadan, Volume
6, April 2017, WFP