Public stockholding remains a major concern in multilateral negotiations on agricultural trade liberalisation. This paper focuses on identifying alternative policies to buffer stockholding. It first positions buffer stocks within the range of policies aimed at price stabilisation and food...

Introduction -- The 2005-2008 food price swing -- Price transmission in Eastern and Southern Africa -- The impact of price changes on poverty and food security -- Policies for managing food price swings at the market level -- Improving access to food and inputs : consumption and production...