Strategic grain reserves in Ethiopia: Institutional design and operational performance

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dc.creatorRashid, Shahidur
dc.creatorLemma, Solomon
dc.date2011
dc.date2024-10-01T14:04:58Z
dc.date2024-10-01T14:04:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:17:35Z
dc.descriptionHolding strategic grain reserves to address food price hikes has received renewed attentions in recent years. This paper examines such a program in Ethiopia that has been successful in addressing several emergencies since the 1990s. The analysis suggests that the key ingredients behind the success are a unique institutional design, coordination during emergencies with food-based safety net programs, and keeping the grain stocks to a minimum. Institutional design is unique because, unlike similar agencies in other countries, Ethiopia's Emergency Food Security Reserve Administration (EFSRA) is independent of price stabilization and hence is not engaged in buying and selling of grain. The paper also demonstrates that scaling up school feeding programs will generate additional food demand and an effective outlet for stock rotation; and that increasing the stock level for price stabilization will adversely affect both grain markets and the performance of the EFSRA.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154938
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/100176
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153171
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceRashid, Shahidur; Lemma, Solomon. 2011. Strategic grain reserves in Ethiopia: Institutional design and operational performance. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1054. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154938
dc.subjectagricultural policies
dc.titleStrategic grain reserves in Ethiopia: Institutional design and operational performance
dc.typeWorking Paper

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