decades, little is known about effective policies to influence the supply and demand for food to control the undesirable …) recognition of the limitations of conventional food policies; ii) demanding truth in advertising; iii) harnessing the influence of …

This report focuses on growing trade in food staples in the Southern and Eastern African region of Africa as one of the … largest growth opportunities available to African farmers. This paper examines the impact of regional trade in food staples …, both for maintaining farmer incentives in surplus food production zones and for moderating price spikes in deficit areas …

Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising … global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will … impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value chain. The …

The recurrent global food price spikes in 2008 and 2010 rekindled interest in the use of national food grain stockpiles … ('stocks') to enhance food security. They were a commonly used instrument in government responses to these food prices spikes …. They were also widely considered as a useful tool after the 1974 food crisis and its associated food price volatility and …

to another, with impact on animal health, trade, food security, food safety and possibly creating public health …

import of agricultural food, and forestry products. Most trade is with neighboring China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Improved … and diseases, and to assure safety of food, that is, to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. …

agri-food products in developing countries in the context of evolving regulatory (and commercial) changes and consider the …