Gambia Food Prices: Historical Commodity Costs from WFP Markets
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Description
Supplying historical food price records for commodities like maize, rice, and beans across various markets in Gambia, curated by the World Food Programme. It contains longitudinal price data updated through March 2026, reflecting both weekly and monthly reporting cycles from the WFP Price Database.
Use Cases
Analyzing price volatility for staples like rice and maize to assess local food security
Comparing market-level price differences across different regions in Gambia
Forecasting future food costs using historical monthly price trends
Strengths
Sourced from the WFP Price Database covering 3,000 global markets
Includes diverse food categories such as fish, sugar, and legumes
Longitudinal coverage potentially spanning from 2003 to 2026
Limitations
Temporal resolution is primarily monthly rather than daily
Historical depth varies by country with many records only starting after 2003
Potential for reporting gaps in specific local markets
Provenance
Source
World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database
Collection Method
Market monitoring and surveys
Time Range
1992-2026
Freshness
Updated weekly with a mix of weekly and monthly data points.
Geography
Gambia
Licensed under CC-BY-IGO; requires attribution to the World Food Programme.