In the context of the current public policy focus on rising food prices and their implications for food security, this paper examines two major issues raised: (i) Universalization of the public distribution system; and (ii) its implications for procurement and buffer-stocks. This paper is based...

In the context of the current public policy focus on rising food prices and their implications for food security, this paper examines two major issues raised : (i) Universalization of the public distribution system; and (ii) its implications for procurement and buffer-stocks. This paper is based...