Abstract:
The debate concerning public reserves mainly revolves around the cost effectiveness and
sustainability of the practice (Newbery and Stiglitz 1981). The evidence from the grey literature
suggests that there are divergent experiences across communities on the successes, failures and
sustainability of cereal banking schemes (Kent 1998). For example, a food expert once noted;
"when I first heard about the idea of cereal banking in the 1980s, I had expectations of high
successes, widespread adoption in rural communities and positive impacts on food security and
rural development. However, today, the experiences now show that the schemes are not always
as successful." |
