Buffer Stocks for Food Justice

This hybrid dialogue is hosted in partnership with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation (RLF) and the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ), and serves as a launch for the buffer stocks policy brief “Staple food price trends in South Africa: A case for buffer stocks?”, co-authored by the IEJ and the RLF. The brief examines how publicly-managed food buffer stocks in South Africa could:

• Stabilise prices and protect consumers from volatility
• Strengthen household food security and by increasing the food system’s resilience to climate change and supply shocks.
• Support smallholder farmers and more diversified production, especially of indigenous grains.
• Link national food security to regional and global cooperation, contributing to a SADC-wide buffer stock system and aligning with broader initiatives such as the African Union’s CAADP and the G20 food security agenda.

The launch will bring together civil society, researchers, and policymakers to discuss the design and implementation of buffer stocks in South Africa, exploring how they could enhance food system resilience, nutritional diversity, and climate adaptation, while creating a foundation for regional cooperation on food price stability. 

For the in-person gathering, please RSVP to Elin Lorimer via elinlorimer@gmail.com or +27 83 399 8332 or register here to join us via virtually.