Food Security in Africa

Market and Trade Policy for Staple Foods in Eastern and Southern Africa

Edited by Alexander Sarris, Professor of Economics University of Athens, Greece and Jamie Morrison, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy

Drawing on insights from theoretical applications, empirically based approaches and case study experience, this book contributes to the improved design and use of trade and related policy interventions in staple food markets.

的体积是一个宝贵的证据——编译based analysis of staple food markets in eastern and southern Africa. . . It will serve as a useful reference for applied researchers, policy-makers and development practitioners interested in food policy in developing countries.’
– Nicholas Minot, European Review of Agricultural Economics

‘As they often do, Jamie Morrison and Alexander Sarris have provided researchers, policy-makers, and the interested public with the firm empirical grounding needed for sound agricultural development policies. They have synthesized from a rich and varied set of country studies a unique contribution to one of the key challenges of our times – increasing the productivity of smallholder food production in the age of globalization.’
– Timothy A. Wise, Tufts University, US

‘Food security has been a major concern in Africa for decades, and a more pressing problem with recent increases in food prices. The editors and contributors to this volume are experts in the field and should be commended for a timely, informative and in places challenging analysis of food production and markets in eastern and southern Africa. The volume brings a refreshing variety of theoretical, analytical and informed case study approaches to bear on the food security problem; it should be read by anybody seriously interested in African development.’
– Oliver Morrissey, University of Nottingham, UK