The reduced role of government in grain markets and the liberalization of trade appear to signal the end of an era when governments controlled large grain surpluses. Without these reserves, future food emergencies in developing countries cannot be met without substantially affecting grain prices. Cutbacks in foreign aid funds will further restrict the capacity of traditional exporting countries to respond to emergencies. According to Garrett, the long-term answer is to reduce poverty in developing countries that import food so that farmers there can respond quickly to food emergencies and households can afford to purchase food. Meanwhile, unless exporting countries, international organizations, and developing countries devise new mechanisms to deliver food relief in the inevitable emergencies, people in poor countries could be left without the means of bare survival.
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