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

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Impacts in Uganda of rising global food prices: the role of diversified staples and limited price transmission (2008, background): “The majority of rural farming households in Africa are net buyers, rather than net sellers (Jayne and Chisvo, 1991; Minten and Barrett, 2008; Poulton et al., 2006).”
The Future of Small Farms for Poverty Reduction and Growth. 2020 Discussion Paper; No.42 (2007, background): “2004); (2) intensive cash-crop production by small farmers is generally developed through contract farming, interlocking systems, or complementary coordination by supply chain facilitators or champions (Best, Ferris, and Schiavone 2005); and (3) it is hard to find examples of sustainable intensifica”
Self-Reported Food Insecurity in Africa During the Food Price Crisis (2013, background): “Indeed, it has been extensively demonstrated that, in order to meet their consumption needs, rural households may sell their productive assets such as seeds and livestock, thereby jeopardizing their future earnings prospects (Dercon, 2004; Poulton et al., 2006).”