the country’s growing national food deficit. In 2007, this manifested in the creation of a comprehensive multi … (NAAIAP), with the objective of raising food production and farm productivity. However, little nationwide and longer term …

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 … that lower the retail price of staple foods for consumers. Achieving both objectives – increasing marketed supplies of 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 …

This paper describes the different food policy courses pursued in recent years by four countries in Eastern and … country, and thus provides insights into the costs and benefits of alternative strategies for promoting national food security …