"One reason for the urban food crisis is the huge gap between demand and supply," said a lecturer from Addis Ababa University, who requested anonymity. "The demand is increasing beyond expectation while the supply is less."

Lesser rainfall this year has left villagers with no other option other than to migrate to the nearby cities.

This cause the demand to rise and the supply remains the same. Hence prices increase. Currently the food inflation rate is 43 % as compared to 17.9 % last year
Source(s):
IRIN Africa

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