Joint Price Monitoring Initiative (JPMI) - 2019

Data collection for the JPMI occurs on a bimonthly basis with the dashboard being updated once the analysis is complete. In the methodology, markets are defined as permanent areas of commerce diverse enough to provide access to a variety of food and non-food items (NFIs). Within each districts, markets are selected by partner agency field staff, in order to ensure that localized knowledge is taken into consideration. Partner staff are instructed to select the primary markets within their selected districts, to ensure relevant price data is collected. In line with the purpose of the SMEB, only the lowest available prices are recorded for each item. All data collection is conducted through a KoBo-based mobile data collection tool. Following data collection, REACH compiles and cleans all partner data, normalizing prices and crosschecking outliers. The cleaned data is then analysed by commodity and by district. In addition, REACH calculates and maps the average cost of a SMEB in each district. All these findings are presented in the dashboard.