Southern Africa: Reforming maize markets and regional food security

There are major debates going on in Southern African Development Community countries over the contribution from national grain (and especially maize) policies to the problems of regional food insecurity through restrictions on production and marketing. This policy brief is intended to encourage greater civil society organisations involvement in these debates and show that local evidence on the impact of national maize price and market policies can help to inform what is a very complex issue for most governments confronted with immediate challenges of widespread hunger in their own countries and demands to address long term strategies for the region as a whole.