State Intervention for Food Price Stabilisation in Africa: Can It Work?

Poulton, Colin; Dorward, Andrew; Kydd, Jonathan; Wiggins, Steve

Abstract

Although its arguments may have more general applicability, this paper discusses the desirability and options for the stabilisation of staple food prices principally in Eastern and Southern Africa. It addresses three broad questions: (i) why is stabilisation of food (grain) prices desirable? (ii) what is technically feasible? and (iii) can the governance and trade issues thrown up by suggested mechanisms be solved? It considers a number of options for price stabilisation, assessing the strengths and weaknesses of each and suggesting situations in which each may be appropriate.

Citation

Poulton, C., Dorward, A., Kydd, J., & Wiggins, S. (2006). State Intervention for Food Price Stabilisation in Africa: Can It Work?. Food Policy, 31(4), 342-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.02.004

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2006
• Deposit Date: Jun 19, 2008
• Journal: Food Policy
• Print ISSN: 0306-9192
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-5657
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 31
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 342-356
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2006.02.004
• Publisher URL: http://www.passlivelihoods.org.uk/default.asp?project_id=240&nc=4921