Currency Exchange Rates

Overview

The Currency module tracks exchange rates for IGAD country currencies against the US Dollar (USD). Since many food commodities are imported and priced in USD, currency depreciation directly increases local food prices even when international prices are stable.

Data Source

Data is sourced from the currencyapicom API.

Data Collection

python manage.py collect_currency
python manage.py delete_currency    # Remove records if needed

Alert Thresholds

Currency depreciation thresholds can be configured in the admin panel under Currency → Threshold Configurations. Alerts are triggered when depreciation exceeds the configured percentage within a set time window.