In most developing countries, historically, the main strategy for improving the food sector has focused on increasing …

volumes much faster in early 2009 and pushed food prices down faster. 6. When early warning estimates predict a need for large … is likely to promote market predictability and therefore, lead to greater supplies and price stability in food markets … able to relieve localized food production shortfalls unless local transport capacity is adequate to absorb sufficient …

In many African countries, as well as in other parts of the world where a significant part of the rural population is … poor and food insecure, policymakers face what is called the food price dilemma. On the one hand, they need to provide … farmers with incentives to increase the quantity of marketed food staples to feed a growing population, especially in rapidly …

Food legumes in Sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role by being a source of livelihood for millions of people; and offer … sustainability of cropping systems and soil fertility. Cowpea and dry beans are the two main food legume crops grown in Sub …-Saharan Africa. Area harvested under all food legumes was more than 20 million ha in 2006-08, representing 28% of the global food …

Crop production forecasts are widely recognized as an important input into food balance sheets and for anticipating … production shortfalls. However, the role of accurate crop production forecasting systems in mitigating food price instability and … transitory food insecurity is often under-appreciated. This paper explains how crop production forecasting systems affect price …

government through the Food Reserve Agency, an SGR/GMB, purchased nearly 400,000 MT of maize from smallholders in 2006/07 and …

affecting market prices. This paper estimates the effects of the Zambia Food Reserve Agency’s (FRA) activities on maize market …