Lake Chad Basin Crisis - Regional Market Assessment, June 2016

This assessment relies on secondary data analysis and primary data collection. Secondary data include price data collected by FEWS NET, National Early Warning Systems and Market Information Systems as well as political violence and protest data gathered by ACLED (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project). Primary data collection was undertaken from mid-January 2016 to mid-February 2016 in ten regions surrounding the Lake Chad basin covering a total of 104 towns and villages. Data collection tools include a market questionnaire, a trader questionnaire and a transporter questionnaire.