Markets are under significant stress, as evidenced in sharp price increases. The price of a 50 kg bag of maize grain, for example, increased by 36 per cent in March.

The removal of non-essential staff from the workforce and the closure of nonessential businesses, coupled with the lingering impact of the devastating 2019 flooding, desert locust invasion and rapidly rising food prices will likely increase food insecurity and humanitarian needs.

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