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    Implementing a Southern Africa development community-regional public stockholding to enhance food security under world trade organisation rules
    (University of the Western Cape, 2024) Mathebula, Tintswalo
    Public Stockholding (PSH) entails government procurement of staple food commodities, such as grain, for storage and subsequent release. This stock is managed by government-run entities or public institutions. Procurement can take place through international markets at an import price, within the domestic market at the prevailing price, or within the domestic market at a set procurement price, which may be fixed or regulated (administered price). The release of stockpiles can be managed by selling them in international markets at an export price, to domestic consumers at the current market price, or to domestic consumers at a subsidised price that is lower than the market rate.