02099cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017307 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475563115 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Alper, Emre. Food Inflation in Sub-Saharan Africa : Causes and Policy Implications / Emre Alper, Niko Hobdari, Ali Uppal. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (40 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper analyzes food inflation trends in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) from 2000 to 2016 using two novel datasets of disaggregated CPI baskets. Average food inflation is higher, more volatile, and similarly persistent as non-food non-fuel (NF/NF) inflation, especially in low-income countries (LICs) in SSA. We find evidence that food inflation became less persistent from 2009 onwards, related to recent improvements in monetary policy frameworks. We also find that high food prices are driven mainly by non-tradable food in SSA and there is incomplete pass-through from world food and fuel prices and exchange rates to domestic food prices. Taken together, these finding suggest that central banks in low-income countries with high and persistent food inflation should continue to pay attention to headline inflation to anchor inflation expectations. Other policy levers include reducing tariffs and improving storage and transport infrastructure to reduce food pressures. Mode of access: Internet Hobdari, Niko. Uppal, Ali. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2016/247 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2016/247/001.2016.issue-247-en.xml IMF e-Library