Food import dependence in Somalia : causes, magnitude and policy options

This paper has three main objectives: (a) to examine in detail the trend in food import, its composition, and the degree of food import dependency in Somalia; (b) to analyze various micro- and macro-economic channels through which both foreign and as well imprudent domestic economic policies have resulted in Somalia's excessive reliance on imported food; and (c) to highlight main policy options that both Somali decisionmakers and her foreign donors should consider in order to arrest Somalia's accelerating trend in food import dependency.Department of Political ScienceThesis (M.P.A.