The Role of Strategic Grain Reserves in Enhancing Food Security in Zambia and Zimbabwe
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World Bank, Washington, DC
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Zambia and Zimbabwe have experienced
food security emergencies of varying severity, mainly caused
by drought and floods in some areas. Like several countries
in Africa and elsewhere, the two countries have developed
and used Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR) to cope with food
emergencies and other functions to ensure the availability
of food. Both countries have years of experience with SGR as
a key component of their respective food security policies.
At the center of this strategy is the availability and
sufficient supply of white maize, as the single most
important strategic crop. The study is organized into four
parts as follows: Part 1 presents the introduction laying
out the background, objectives, methodology and structure of
the report; Parts 2 and 3 present separate country analysis
for Zambia and Zimbabwe covering the overview of the food
security situation, strategic grain reserve operations and
management in relation to food emergencies, and
recommendations to enhance the strategic grain management;
and Part 4 presents the conclusion.
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FOOD SECURITY, GRAIN RESERVE, FOOD EMERGENCY RESPONSE