96 research outputs found
Post-coronavirus, how can we achieve food justice?
No full textThe coronavirus pandemic disrupted the global food system and emphasised its structural inequity – from unequal food distribution to workers in the system going hungry. Experts are calling for a reimagining of the way we produce and distribute food so that everyone can access quality food. Despite producing more food by volume than humanity has to date, millions of people remain food insecure. Agriculture is also a major contributor to environmental degradation and climate change.Non-PRIFPRI5; UNFSSDG
The political economy of agricultural and food policies
No full textFood and agriculture have been subject to heavy-handed government interventions throughout much of history and across the globe, both in developing and developed countries.1 Political considerations are crucial to understand these policies since almost all agricultural and food policies have redistributive effects and are therefore subject to lobbying and pressure from interest groups and used by decision-makers to influence society for both economic and political reasons. Some policies, such as import tariffs or export taxes, have clear distributional objectives and reduce total welfare by introducing distortions in the economy. Other policies, such as food standards, land reforms, or public investments in agricultural research, may increase total welfare but at the same time also have distributional effects. These distributional effects will influence the preferences of different interest groups and thus trigger political action.PRIFPRI4DG
Policies are crucial for food system transformation
No full textFood systems hold the key not only to food security, but also to plant, animal and human health, as well as environmental sustainability. The United Nations (UN) will hold its first ever UN Food System Summit in September 2021, since the transformation of food systems is now seen as one of the most impactful approaches to meeting all 17 Sustainable Development Goals.Non-PRIFPRI5DG
The economics of beer
No full textThis book is the first economic analysis of the beer market and brewing industry. The introduction provides an economic history of beer, from monasteries in the early Middle Ages to the recent 'microbrewery movement', whilst other chapters consider whether people drink more beer during recessions, the effect of television on local breweries, and what makes a country a 'beer drinking' nation. It comprises a comprehensive and unique set of economic research and analysis on the economics of beer and brewing and covers economic history and development, supply and demand, trade and investment, geography and scale economies, technology and innovation, health and nutrition, quantity and quality, industrial organization and competition, taxation and regulation, and regional beer market developments.PRIFPRI5DSGDxxii, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
COVID-19 is exacerbating inequalities in food security
No full textCOVID-19 is disrupting economies and food systems everywhere, but the poor will suffer the greatest risk of food crisis. Based on model predictions, early empirical evidence, and lessons from previous crises, it is clear that the risk of increased food insecurity depends on the level of economic development. As employment and income opportunities fall for the poor, the gap between rich and poor is growing. Among the poor, urban poor and women are especially vulnerable.Non-PRIFPRI4DG
Strengthening food system resilience: Important roles of Japanese technologies and nutrition knowledge [in Japanese]
No full textNon-PRIFPRI5; 1 Fostering Climate-Resilient and Sustainable Food Supply; 5 Strengthening Institutions and Governance; UNFSSDG
The size of terroir: A theoretical note on economics and politics of geographical indications
No full textPRIFPRI3; ISIDG
The road to resilience: Rethinking responses to food crises
No full textIn 2022, the world faced multiple crises. Globally, disruptions to food systems continued amid a protracted pandemic, major natural disasters, civil unrest and political instability, and the growing impacts of climate change, all while the war in Ukraine exacerbated a global food and fertilizer crisis. Yet some aspects of food systems have proved surprisingly resilient in the face of crisis. The International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI’s) 2021 Global Food Policy Report: Transforming Food Systems after COVID-19 showed, for example, that adopting new business models helped to keep food value chains functioning during the pandemic, and expanding social protection programs reduced negative impacts on food security.PRIFPRI4DGO; Development Strategies and Governance (DSG); Transformation Strategie
Reshaping food systems: The imperative of inclusion
No full textRedesigning food systems to be inclusive of poor and vulnerable people is a moral imperative.
KEY FINDINGS
- Inclusive food systems can help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty, hunger, and malnutrition.
- Including marginalized people in food systems can help them secure well-paying jobs and make gains in other areas that impact long-term livelihoods, such as education.
- A value chain framework is key to designing inclusive food systems—from improving farmers’ access to resources and information to creating off-farm jobs and enterprises in the midstream of the chain.
- Recent innovations such as mobile phone technologies offer opportunities for marginalized and excluded populations to access information and services, and to participate all along the food value chain.
- Education is a major driver of inclusion, increasing lifelong income and improving nutrition, health, civic engagement, and gender equality.
- Marginalized people should be empowered to make strategic choices within food systems and have a voice in holding governments accountable for delivery of inclusive food systems.PRIFPRI1; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; 5 Strengthening Institutions and GovernanceDG
Opinion: We must build food system resilience before the next crisis
No full textIn February 2022, news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine dominated headlines around the world.
Policymakers everywhere worried about the potential ripple effects of the invasion on the economic recovery from COVID-19, as well as on political stability — and food and nutrition security. These worries proved to be well-founded: International food prices spiked by nearly a third and fertilizer prices tripled.
The conflict erupted at a time of already high uncertainty for food systems. Well before missiles were aimed at Kyiv, many countries, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, were already contending with food crises and high prices. Farmers in South America and Malaysia were struggling with poor harvests, COVID-19 was scrambling supply chain logistics, and consumers, especially in China, were emerging from lockdowns and driving up demand. Gender equality also faced a global decline.Non-PRIFPRI5DGO; Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion (PGI); Food and Nutrition Polic
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