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Breaking the Cycle of Despair: President Clinton's Initiative on the Horn of Africa

Building a Foundation for Food Security and Crisis Prevention in the Greater Horn of Africa: A Concept Paper for Discussion

November 1994

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Donors in the Greater Horn: The Historical Context and New Realities

The Magnitude and Causes of Food Insecurity and Prospects for Change

The Magnitude of Food Insecurity

The Root Causes of Food Insecurity

Natural Resource Constraints

Poor Economic Policy Environment

Rapid Population Growth and a Poor Human Resource Base

Civil Strife and Absence of Good Governance

Weak Regional Institutions and Donor Coordination

Prospects for Growth in Food Production

A Proposed Framework

The Goal and Purpose

New Institutions, New Ways of Thinking and New Ways of Acting

Proposed Objectives for a Program of Action