Managing volatile inflation

Food inflation can be especially difficult to manage because prices are driven by weather, logistics, harvest cycles, imports, and speculation. Explain the main policy tools governments can use to reduce volatility in staple food prices while protecting farmers, consumers, and fiscal stability. Include short-term measures such as buffers and trade policy, as well as long-term solutions like storage, transport, crop diversification, and climate adaptation. What trade-offs should a government expect when trying to keep food affordable?