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Public food stockholding

A review of policies and practices

Year of publication 2021

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 116 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-135104-8

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7146en

Synopsis (short abstract) The paper investigates the basics of public stockholding, exploring the objectives of such programmes, the policy instruments used to achieve them, and their possible market impacts. It also synthesizes country experiences in implementing public stockholding programmes in different regions and presents the evolution of administered and international prices over the last decade. Finally, the paper highlights the main elements of the WTO negotiations on public stockholding for food security, and some of the issues that need to be resolved to help achieve consensus in this area.

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FAO. 2021. Public food stockholding – A review of policies and practices. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cb7146en

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