期刊名称：International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
印刷版ISSN：2147-8988
出版年度：2019
卷号：7
期号：2
页码：1-16
出版社：International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
摘要：The food crisis of 2007-2008 led to a renewed interest in public stockholdings for food
security purposes. Stock acquisition for food security is constrained by WTO rules. Developing
countries petitioned the WTO to remove the constraint. The negotiations over stockholding
subsidies have been acrimonious and confrontational. A peace clause is in effect while a
permanent solution is sought. Opponents to expanding stockholdings argue that market
induced trade can maintain food security. This research finds, for major cereal crops, that a
market response should not be relied upon. Developing countries require policy options to
maintain food security – one of which is stockholdings.
