Falling world grain stocks and rising grain prices have, since 1995, made global food security a major issue. Will the spectre of famine haunt more of the South, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, in the next century? Or is there hope that new food security strategies will restore tranquility to...

Since 1995, declining world grain stocks and rising grain prices have brought the issue of global food security to the fore. Will the specter of famine spread a little more in the next century over the countries of the South, in particular over sub-Saharan Africa? Or can we rely on new strategies...