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on Agricultural Economics |
| By: | Morgana, Galardi; Moruzzo, Roberta; Mutinelli, Franco; Contalbrigo, Laura |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355339 |
| By: | Schmid, Anna |
| Abstract: | Climate change poses a substantial threat to global agricultural livelihoods, with particular challenges for the perennial crop sector due to path dependencies. This study utilizes survey data from Swiss fruit farmers to analyze grower behavior, climate perception, and adaptation strategies. We investigate the differential impacts of frost and drought on farmers’ livelihoods, providing an extensive overview of Swiss farmers’ perspectives on climate change. Our examination encompasses climate perceptions and the assessment of willingness to adapt to various paths, exploring factors influencing adaptation choices. Preliminary findings highlight significant harvest losses from frost compared to drought. Farmers with irrigation systems demonstrate enhanced abilities in identifying temporal shifts in precipitation. Moreover, farmers acknowledging both climate change and its human causes exhibit more accurate climate perceptions than those denying climate change. Additional results reveal a U-shaped relationship between farmers’ losses and their willingness to adapt, with a tendency for climate change believers to exhibit greater adaptability to future climatic shifts. This study contributes scientific insights into the complex dynamics of climate change impacts on Swiss fruit growers, offering a basis for informed decision-making and adaptive strategies in evolving climatic conditions. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355317 |
| By: | Rachmat, Salsabila Luqyana; Fajri, Aulia Irhamni; Azzahra N, Kayla; Awaliyah, Meylani |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Supply Chain |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373379 |
| By: | Kyaw, Honey; Moe, Myint Myat; Yu Tun, Yu; San, Aye Moe; Moe, Kyi |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373373 |
| By: | Tandi, Pruthiraj; Ranjan, Nihar; Sahoo, Dukhabandhu |
| Abstract: | The implementation of agricultural technology can increase the income of farmers by boosting farm productivity. This may allow the farmers to go for crop diversification. This study examines this premise in relation to millets production, use of agricultural technology therein, and crop diversification by the farmers involved in millet production. Data on five hundred millet farmers in Koraput district of Odisha in India, have been collected to empirically test whether use of agricultural technology aids-in crop diversification. The study employs fractional heteroscedasticity probit model to ascertain the association between agricultural technology use and crop diversification. For the purpose of this study, a crop diversification index, and an agricultural technology intensity index has been framed. The study found that there is a statistically significant relationship between agricultural technology use and crop diversification. This is a noteworthy discovery given the growing importance of crop diversity as the farming class seeks higher income and countries seek agricultural self-sufficiency. After discovering this, the research proposes that governments worldwide should enhance agricultural technology adoption through appropriate policies. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Crop Production/Industries, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaewp:373442 |
| By: | Jambor, Attila; Varga, Agnes Jeneyne |
| Abstract: | This paper aims to analyse the impact of the triple crises on food security in the Western Balkans. It follows a two-fold approach. On the one hand, the food security situation in the different countries is analysed quantitatively using descriptive statistics of the main indicators on a time-series basis and the main determinants of food security. On the other hand, the results of the semi-structured interviews with local experts are presented in order to understand the reasons for the changing patterns of food security. Our findings suggest that food security and self-sufficiency are stable in most cases, while a large number of small farms, rural depopulation, climate change and harmonisation of food systems were cited as the main challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic does not appear to have seriously impacted food security, although it has certainly accelerated the restructuring within the agri-food sectors. However, the war in Ukraine has had a greater impact, particularly in terms of high price inflation and rising prices for agricultural inputs. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355318 |
| By: | Paparas, D.; Gadanakis, Y.; Behrendt, K. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Climate Change, Crop Production/Industries, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Land Economics/Use, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaepr:374790 |
| By: | Danza, Facundo |
| Abstract: | The agricultural sector is the primary water consumer in the US. Groundwater is one of its main sources, with 65% of irrigated farmland relying on groundwater for their water supply. Groundwater use presents a common pool problem: if a farmer pumps groundwater, she decreases the aquifer’s water table and thus increases the cost of pumping for farmers in the same aquifer. Studying such a problem is challenging due to a lack of markets and data on groundwater use. In this paper, I leverage detailed farmer-level data on (ground)water use, crop choices, and crop yields to study the equilibrium implications of the current groundwater costs. I focus on the Ogallala Aquifer in Nebraska. In order to estimate the effect of water costs on water use and crop choices, I combine a crop-growth model with an economic model. I use the cropgrowth model to recover the precise relation between water use and crop yields. I use the economic model to estimate the marginal cost of water for farmers. I then quantify how farmers respond to water costs by switching which crop they plant or changing the water use per planted crop. I find that farmers are inelastic to water costs: a 10% increase in the water cost would decrease water use by 3%. Moreover, I find that farmers adapt to higher water costs by both reducing the water use per planted crop and fallowing the land. Lastly, I utilize my estimates to compute the optimal and sustainable tax on groundwater use. |
| Keywords: | Crop Production/Industries, Sustainability |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355327 |
| By: | Litonjuaa, Aileen C.; Reyes, Julieta A. Delos |
| Abstract: | In 2013, the Philippine Food Safety Act was enacted. In the same year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) released the implementing rules and regulations on the certification of Philippine Good Agricultural Practices (PhilGAP) for crops. Rice farmers are encouraged to undergo PhilGAP certification to help them establish a strong market linkage with institutional buyers who demand PhilGAP-certified products. However, only few rice farmers sought certification, although an uptick in number was observed in 2024. This study reviewed literatures related to Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) for rice to gather global evidence on GAP’s effects and how it was perceived or accepted by rice stakeholders. The rich information gathered could aid in identifying and designing research that could help direct GAP implementation in the Philippines. This paper used a systematic literature review using PRISMA checklist. Literatures were searched from Scopus, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect. A total of 93 materials passed the screening based on a set of criteria (i.e., research area, document type, language used). The list was reduced to 20 after checking for eligibility (i.e., rice and GAP-focused, assessment/adoption study, accessibility of full text). Many studies used descriptive, costs and returns, and regression analyses, reporting better yield, income, and input use efficiency for GAP-certified farms. GAP foster sustainable rice production but some of its aspects perceived as difficult to attain. Participation factors included sociodemographic, land-, labor-, and extension-related variables, financial resources, and market demand. Research on net benefits of PhilGAP for rice, marketing study on PhilGAP-certified rice, and policy analysis may be explored. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373366 |
| By: | Nugroho, Condro Puspo; Man, Norsida; Ramli, Nurul Nadia Binti; Repin, Muhamad Fadzil Bin |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373413 |
| By: | Win, Thu Zar; Myint, Theingi; Aung, Yee Mon; Khaing, Soe; Lwin, Hnin Yu |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373372 |
| By: | Nguyen, Anh Tram; Napasintuwong, Orachos |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373369 |
| By: | Nthambi, Mary; Simpson, Katherine; Bradfer-Lawrence, Tom; Dobson, Andrew; Finch, Tom; Fuentes-Montemayor, Elisa; Hanley, Nick; Park, Kirsty; Watts, Kevin |
| Abstract: | This paper models the effects of economic incentives on woodland planting on UK farmland, and the spatially-varying impacts on three avian species. The economic model uses an agent-based approach: “farmers” in each parcel compare economic returns from keeping their current agricultural land use with the economic incentive for woodland planting. An ecological model then predicts the effects of both parcel-level and local landscape-level woodland cover on species distributions. We compare results from two case study areas, which vary in terms of the spatial correlation of opportunity costs and ecological potential. As the per-hectare value of this subsidy is increased, the values of our biodiversity indicator increase, but at rates which vary by case study region and by species. Cost-effectiveness of the economic instrument varies according to the sign of the spatial correlation between opportunity costs and ecological potential. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355340 |
| By: | Khaing, Yin Moe Moh; Myint, Theingi; Yu Tun, Yu; Aung, Yee Mon; Khaing, Kay Thi |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Farm Management |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373374 |
| By: | Boaitey, Albert; Goddard, Ellen; Hailu, Getu; Greden, Lydia |
| Abstract: | Reducing emissions from livestock production is at the forefront of the ongoing policy discourse aimed at reducing the environmental impact of agricultural emissions and achieving net zero goals. This study examines farmer incentive to adopt breeding practices with the potential to improve farm-level environmental outcomes in dairy cattle. The modelling approach accounts for region-specific agroecological variables, milk yields, farm costs, manure management practices and input use. We also examine the potential role of revenue from the sale of carbon offsets and estimate and report the abatement costs of different scenarios. We find evidence of a wide variation in abatement costs ($479 tonne CO2eq-1 - -$830 tonne CO2 eq-1 ) resulting from the implementation of the various practices. Variation in outcomes across the two regions analysed was limited. We find that whilst additional revenue from the carbon offset market can change farmer incentive, maximizing the potential of these mitigation measures requires the right complementary manure management practices. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Livestock Production/Industries, Livestock Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355313 |
| By: | Pallauf, M.; Kmoch, L. M. |
| Abstract: | European grassland-based cattle farms (GBCF) are facing increasing pressures from climate change, biodiversity loss, and economic uncertainty. Agroforestry practices, such as establishing silvopastoral systems, offer potential to strengthen the resilience of these farms. However, the enablers and barriers to adopting silvopasture on European dairy and beef GBCF remain under-researched. This study addresses this gap by appraising how perceived opportunities and risks, together with policy and structural conditions, shape farmers’ adoption decisions in the context of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027 reforms in Germany. Using the multi-level perspective framework and drawing on ten semi-structured expert interviews and a survey of 187 farms that graze cattle, we find that macro-level pressures are increasing farmers’ willingness to adopt innovations under uncertainty. Our results further suggest that silvopasture adoption under the new CAP scheme is driven by a mix of economic and intrinsic motivations, particularly among farms that graze cattle. Key adoption barriers include high management complexity, long time horizons until direct financial returns from trees materialize, knowledge deficits, and policy distrust. By highlighting how the agroforestry diffusion process and farmers’ decision-making are embedded in broader socio-technical and policy contexts, this study advances the applied sustainability transitions literature and contributes to a deeper understanding of silvopasture adoption mechanisms in Europe. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Land Economics/Use, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gagfdp:373423 |
| By: | Kulshreshtha, Shobhit |
| Abstract: | In this study, I investigate the determinants of agricultural technology adoption among Indian farmers, emphasizing the critical role of information access and its sources. I use nationally representative data on rural households of India, collected by the National Sample Survey Office, Government of India for 2019, to estimate the effect of access to information on technology adoption. Using logistic regression, I estimate the likelihood of whether a farmer will adopt new farming techniques if it receives information from different sources. I also conduct spatial Durbin linear regression analysis to compute spatial spillovers of access to information on farmers’ decision to adopt new farming practices across districts. Findings highlight that the source of information matters in adopting new farming practices. Progressive farmers and input dealers emerge as influential sources. Spatial analysis reveals compelling spatial spillovers, indicating that access to information and the dominant source of information provider in neighboring districts can strongly influence a district's adoption patterns. The findings of this study can help in framing targeted policies to influence the decision-making process of farmers to adopt new farming practices. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Farm Management, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355344 |
| By: | Heijnk, Vicky; Hess, Sebastian |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364716 |
| By: | Dube-Takaza, Tryphina; Maumbe, Blessing M; Parwada, Cosmas; Nyathi, Vuyiswa Sandra |
| Keywords: | Financial Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty, International Relations/Trade |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355346 |
| By: | Abdu, Aishat; Malapit, Hazel J.; Go, Ara |
| Abstract: | Key messages • Gender disparities in agriculture persist in Ghana, particularly in land ownership, credit access, and decision-making power, limiting women’s productivity and contribution to food security. • The Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) has been instrumental in revealing these gender gaps in northern Ghana, but similar data are lacking for other regions, hindering national-level policy responsiveness. • Targeted interventions, such as securing land rights for women, improving access to financial services, and promoting participation in farmer-based organizations, are critical to advancing women’s empowerment and achieving gender-equitable agricultural development. |
| Keywords: | agriculture; gender; land ownership; women's empowerment; Ghana; Africa; Western Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Date: | 2025–09–23 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:176637 |
| By: | Laquai, Verena; Zirngibl, Max; Haß, Marlen |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364746 |
| By: | Chena, Chun; Costa-Font, Montserrat |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355338 |
| By: | Wendling, Lioba; Aftab, Ashar; Reaney, Sim; Cummings, Jonathan |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the cost-effectiveness of agricultural non-point source (NPS) pollution control policies through a biophysical-economic model for the Eden catchment (N-W England). In the context of current UK agricultural reforms and recent technological progress in agricultural technology, policy recommendations are drawn from a purpose-built biophysical-economic model covering six key NPS pollutants (nitrogen and phosphorus to both the river and groundwater, sediment, and carbon emissions). The model is characterised by a novel level of biophysical detail in the literature, including six farm types, six livestock types, 10 hydrological connectivity levels, five soil types, four slope types, 45 years of observed weather data, and 25 crops selected from 24 crop rotations. Incentive-based fertiliser input taxes are found to be the most cost-effective policy mechanism. Notably, the presented results confirm previous findings in the literature of inelastic fertiliser demand. Consequently, high levels of taxation are required to achieve NPS pollution abatement. The novel assessment of Precision Agricutlure (PA) in the context of a catchment-scale biophysical-economic model highlights the synergies in necessary preconditions for PA and spatial targeting to be cost-effective. Policymakers should ensure sufficient heterogeneity in biophysical characteristics and land cover to safeguard successful spatial targeting and PA. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355334 |
| By: | Selensky, Friederike S.; Knierim, Andrea |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364758 |
| By: | Nsengiyumva, Jean Claude; Monteiro, Filipa; Ferreira, Joana; Barai, Amidu Silva; Font, Montserrat Costa |
| Abstract: | Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, has been heavily affected by constant political instabilities since its independence in 1973. The country produces high-quality cashew nuts, but the dysfunctionality of home institutions has produced an inefficient supply chain which pushed smallholder farmers into poverty and severe food insecurity. Voluntary certifications which encourage micro-level organizations based on cooperatives present a solution to thousands of farmers. This empirical study provided primary insights on determining the feasibility of Fairtrade adoption for the cashew cooperatives and analysed whether the promises of Fairtrade can potentially contribute to the sustainability of the supply chain in Guinea Bissau. The study considered four cooperatives covering four different regions. The findings showed that cashew cooperatives meet some of the Fairtrade standards such as consisting of smallholder farmers and being primary decision makers of their cashew orchard management. Still, there are practices and behaviours which don’t align with Fairtrade principles such as the use of hired child labour. Adoption of Fairtrade would contribute to the sustainability of the supply chain through increasing farmgate prices, reliable market, etc which would increase farmers’ income, improve food security, and enhance communities’ development. Future research should include other players in the supply chain such as traders and exporters. |
| Keywords: | Crop Production/Industries, Labor and Human Capital, Supply Chain, Sustainability |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355330 |
| By: | Kornher, L.,; Balezentis, T.; Santeramo, F.G. |
| Abstract: | Global food markets are in turmoil with agricultural input and energy prices doubling between 2020 and 2022, and driving food price inflation with immediate consequences on food accessibility. We examine the causes of the recent EU food inflation patterns, focusing on domestic vis-à-vis international components, and on the role of transaction costs. Using cross country and cross sectoral panel regressions, we show that the EU food price inflation has been mainly driven by changes in the costs of agricultural production and, to a lesser extent, by global food price dynamics. Furthermore, trade openness has not excarbated the inflating dynamics. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty, International Relations/Trade |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355336 |
| By: | Francisco-Cruz, Carlos Alberto; Buckley, Dr. Cathal; Breen, Dr. James |
| Abstract: | This paper aims to estimate the capacity to substitute concentrate feed for home-produced feed by adopting two specific mitigation strategies to reduce Nitrous Oxide (N2O) emissions in the agriculture sector: (i) Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS) and (ii) applying protected urea instead of CAN fertiliser. A translog cost function is estimated to obtain the price and cross-price elasticities of demand for concentrate and home-produced feed. To achieve our aim, we use the Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) from 2014 to 2021, which contains detailed information on agricultural activity. Furthermore, farms are categorised into four groups based on their environmental characteristics to show how environmental conditions influence farmers' decision-making processes. Our results show a marginal change in the purchase of concentrates due to adopting the two mitigation measures analysed, which is reflected in an increase in cross-price elasticity. However, these results are conditioned to the biophysical conditions of the farm soils. |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355320 |
| By: | Miao, Yiyuan; Swallow, Brent; Goddard, Ellen; Sheng, Jiping |
| Abstract: | Agricultural and food systems play a crucial role in affecting climate change, and shifting towards plant-based diets has been recognized as a beneficial strategy to reduce environmental pressures. A stated choice study was conducted to better understand consumers’ interest and motives toward consuming alternative plant-based beverages, particularly the way that information is communicated to consumers. We collected 1825 online survey responses in Canada and 1865 survey responses in China using panels accessed through market research companies. Te results confirm the positive impact of GHG information exposure and highlight the importance of information framing. In both countries, the “avoid” framing has a stronger influence on the probability of choosing beverages with lower GHG emissions. Additionally, we find that some respondents strongly prefer products consistent with traditional dietary patterns, highlighting the potential difficulty of promoting dietary transitions, such as plant-based diets, in different contexts. These findings contribute to the understanding of consumer behavior and provide guidance for the development of sustainable consumption strategies. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355348 |
| By: | Knapp, Edward; Garvey, John; Frewer, Lynn J. |
| Abstract: | Optimising the balance between the ecosystem services provided by agriculture and those provided by forestry has been a challenge for stakeholders and policymakers across Europe. While afforestation supports several ecosystem services, existing market structures and government policies have failed to effectively support afforestation. To overcome this challenge, novel financial instruments are needed to compensate for the opportunity cost of transitioning land from agriculture to forestry. This study leverages expert knowledge via a Delphi survey to identify effective financial mechanisms for the promotion of native afforestation which go beyond the existing government forestry subsidy programs. The results of this study suggest that land-use stakeholders recognise the local and national environmental benefits of native afforestation, while also understanding the economic and financial challenges which currently hamper native forestry growth. These results identify a need for novel financial supports to make the land-use transition to native forestry financially feasible and economically attractive to landowners over the long term. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355326 |
| By: | Gilbert, Christopher L. |
| Abstract: | The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) will introduce stringent due diligence requirements on the import of seven major tropical agricultural commodities into the EU, with the objective of limiting deforestation in the producing countries. The greatest impact is likely to be in cocoa and coffee, where Europe is responsible for a large share of world consumption, and in palm oil, which has driven substantial deforestation. The commodity supply chains are complex. In particular, crop produced by smallholder farmers is aggregated prior to export. Tracking the deforestation status of these aggregated packets is a major and potentially costly undertaking. It is likely that this will involve some restructuring of supply chains, favoring large farms over smallholdings and international trading companies over only-based exporters. These developments are seen by some producing country governments as imperialism. EUDR-compliant supplies will earn a premium and this will raise prices for European consumers. Producers who are able to comply will benefit from the premium but will bear the compliance cost. Overall there will be a net pecuniary loss. Deforestation benefits will only emerge as new planning takes place and will depend on whether other consuming countries introduce similar legislation. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Supply Chain |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355324 |
| By: | Bathan, Bates M.; Daloonpate, Apichart; Mahathanaset, Itthipong |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373367 |
| By: | Janda, Karel; Turkova, Anezka |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with the impact of climate change on crop insurance in the Czech Republic in the context of government support policies. It combines a comparative analysis of selected EU countries’ insurance systems with an empirical investigation of factors influencing Czech farmers’ decisions to purchase crop insurance. Using farm-level data, the analysis explores the roles of weather variability, government disaster aid, and participation in agri-environmental schemes. We show that past experience with extreme weather and dependence on state aid have a significant impact on insurance uptake, while recent weather anomalies and participation in environmental schemes have a limited influence. |
| Keywords: | government policy, crop insurance, climate, weather |
| JEL: | D81 G22 Q12 Q18 Q54 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:esprep:330706 |
| By: | Tien Manh Vu (Faculty of Global Management, Chuo University); Hiroyuki Yamada (Faculty of Economics, Keio University) |
| Abstract: | We examine the impacts of perceived landmine risk on the welfare of agricultural villagers more than two decades after the end of civil conflict in Cambodia, which lasted from 1970 to 1998, using Cambodian censuses. Using an instrumental variable approach, we find that the perceived risk of landmines has some long-lasting effects despite significant efforts toward demining. Perceived landmine risk is associated with lower crop productivity, higher crop diversity, and higher labor rates among children aged 5–14 years. However, we do not find any significant transition away from agricultural production due to perceived landmine risk or effects on school attendance among the 5–9-year cohort or on child marriage among the 13–14-year cohort. |
| Keywords: | Landmines, Agriculture, Welfare, Household, Children, Cambodia |
| JEL: | N45 O13 O15 O14 |
| Date: | 2025–11–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:keo:dpaper:dp2025-026 |
| By: | Man, Norsida; Rozahisham, Nurul Aqilah |
| Keywords: | Production Economics |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373408 |
| By: | Castor, Denise June A.; Quimbo, Maria Ana T.; Dizon, Josefina T.; Ella, Victoria Jean R.; Resuello, Rubiriza DC. |
| Keywords: | Community/Rural/Urban Development, Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373378 |
| By: | Panjaitan, Dian Verawati; Ahmad, Fahmi Salam |
| Keywords: | Consumer/Household Economics, Demand and Price Analysis |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373384 |
| By: | Mumbi, Anne; Vriesekoop, Frank; Pittson, Helen |
| Abstract: | Sustainable food production is critical for ensuring food security and environmental protection. The Pasture to Plate project investigates the potential of grass as a novel food source by developing technologies to extract essential ingredients such as oils, proteins, and vitamins. This study examines UK consumer perceptions of grass-derived ingredients and their willingness to include these in their diets. A survey of 990 participants, categorized as meat avoiders, reducers, and consumers, highlights key factors influencing acceptance, including age, dietary habits, perceived benefits, social influences, and personal attitudes. The study emphasizes the need for consumer education to enhance acceptance by informing the public about the nutritional value, safety, and sustainability of grass-based ingredients. Additionally, an environmental impact assessment of producing 1 kg of protein powder was conducted using SimaPro 9.1.0.11 software and the ReCiPe 2016 Midpoint (E) methodology. This assessment examined impact categories such as human carcinogenic toxicity, freshwater and marine ecotoxicity, global warming, and more. To ensure accuracy, the next steps involve reconfirming mass balances, evaluating plant performance scenarios, conducting sensitivity analyses, and finalizing the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). These efforts aim to refine environmental impact data and support the adoption of grass derived. The findings show an overall openness from respondents to trying unfamiliar foods which could indicate that grass-derived ingredients could be well received in the market. However, the findings emphasise the importance of educating consumers regarding grass-based ingredients, their nutritional benefits and safety, to enhance consumer awareness and consumer confidence. Without this education grass-derived ingredients may struggle to gain a positive reaction in the human diet |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaepa:374787 |
| By: | Kumwenda, Ian; Chikafa, Scora; Kumwenda, Nemon |
| Abstract: | This paper provides an analysis of the relationship between maize production and fertilizer imports and other factors such as fertilizer prices and rainfall. The inorganic fertilizer was liberalized which allowed entry of multinational companies into the country to begin supplying inorganic fertilizer. Smallholder farmers have been cultivating maize crops for a long time, the land lacks organic matter and vital nutrients like Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium. Understanding the relationship is very important because it can help the government and other stakeholders as to whether the interventions, they are undertaking are achieving intentions including policy changes. The study used the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Model to analyse if there is a relationship between fertilizer imports and maize production in Malawi using time series ranging from 1992 to 2021. The two models are used to represent the relationship between the two types of inorganic fertilizer and maize production in Malawi Some farmers use both inorganic fertilizers in their maize crop whilst others use either Urea or NPK. Hence, by splitting them, it would highlight how each affects maize production. The results that there is a long relationship between maize production and urea imports as depicted by the equation. Urea imports play an important role in maize production. A one percent increase in urea imports leads to a 14.6 percent increase in maize production. However, NPK imports are not significant. The error correction term is highly significant. The speed of adjustment is high with (-1.24033). The model is adjusting at the speed of 124 percent per annum. An increase in land under maize production leads a to 144 percent increase in maize production. This is significant at 5 percent level. Rainfall is very important in maize production. An increase in rainfall increases maize production. An increase in one percent of rainfall increases maize production by 96 percent. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Crop Production/Industries |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaewp:373443 |
| By: | Sahoo, Dukhabandhu; Lokesh Kumar, Jena; Mohapatra, Souryabrata |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the interconnections between subjective well-being (SWB), climate change and agriculture through a bibliometric analysis of 3107 publications from 1998 to 2024. The research reveals a growing body of literature on this topic, yet a significant research gap exists in exploring the intricate relationships between these domains, for which thematic analysis was conducted. The study uncovers a complex relationship between climate change, environmental impacts, agricultural practices, and subjective well-being by mapping the intellectual structure and identifying key trends. Bibliometric analysis uncovered influential sources (Sustainability), writers (Whitmee with co-authors) and nations (China) that made substantial contributions to the subject. A proposed relational framework highlights the multifaceted effects of climate change on SWB, mediated by factors such as health, stress, technology, soil health and water availability. The findings emphasise the need for integrated approaches involving education, policy and mitigation strategies as moderating variables to address the challenges posed by climate change and enhance agricultural sustainability and human well-being. |
| Keywords: | Climate Change |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaepa:374788 |
| By: | Russo, Carlo; Cesar Revoredo-Giha |
| Abstract: | An important aspect of the survival of remote rural areas in a country is whether the food prices that their citizens face are similar to those elsewhere. There is a conflictive literature about existence and magnitude of a “remoteness premium” (i.e., whether households in remote areas pay more for food than the average prices paid in the country). This paper investigates the effect of out-shopping on food expensiveness in remote rural areas in Scotland. For this purpose, a natural experiment was used. An expensiveness index was constructed using home scanner data. Food expensiveness was compared during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown, when travel restriction prevented out-shopping, with the data from the same period in 2019. It was assumed that the difference – after controlling for the change in the purchased bundle of goods – may be attributed to the lockdown effect, preventing out-shopping. The results find that the premium paid in remote rural areas was small and out-shopping is an important factor limiting food expensiveness in remote areas of Scotland. |
| Keywords: | Consumer/Household Economics, Food Security and Poverty |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355321 |
| By: | Sahoo, Dukhabandhu; Lokesh Kumar, Jena; Mohapatra, Souryabrata |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the interconnections between subjective well-being (SWB), climate change and agriculture through a bibliometric analysis of 3107 publications from 1998 to 2024. The research reveals a growing body of literature on this topic, yet a significant research gap exists in exploring the intricate relationships between these domains, for which thematic analysis was conducted. The study uncovers a complex relationship between climate change, environmental impacts, agricultural practices, and subjective well-being by mapping the intellectual structure and identifying key trends. Bibliometric analysis uncovered influential sources (Sustainability), writers (Whitmee with co-authors) and nations (China) that made substantial contributions to the subject. A proposed relational framework highlights the multifaceted effects of climate change on SWB, mediated by factors such as health, stress, technology, soil health and water availability. The findings emphasise the need for integrated approaches involving education, policy and mitigation strategies as moderating variables to address the challenges posed by climate change and enhance agricultural sustainability and human well-being. |
| Keywords: | Climate Change |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaewp:374788 |
| By: | Warguez, Kurt Adrian; Reyes, Julieta A. Delos; Pede, Valerien O. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373383 |
| By: | Emediegwu, Lotanna E.; Rogna, Marco |
| Abstract: | The transmission of commodities prices from the international to local markets is an interesting and deeply investigated topic. A fast and strong link between the two levels of the market is seen by economists as a sign of local market efficiency, allowing actors to respond fast to signals coming from the international market. However, the empirical evidence on the topic is very mixed, ranging from a very weak linkage between the two market prices to a high-speed and almost complete transmission. The present paper aims to advance the knowledge on the topic by focusing on the price transmission of four main cereals – maize, rice, sorghum, and wheat – in 23 developing and fragile economies. Employing a recent World Bank dataset with prices for several local markets in select countries, we estimate panel vector autoregressions (PVAR) to analyze the pass-through effects of international price shocks on local food prices. We find evidence for a relatively strong price transmission elasticity for all commodities except sorghum. Furthermore, the observed transmission of shocks is almost immediate. We present the policy implications for these findings. |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355335 |
| By: | Kabir, Razin; Belton, Ben; Narayanan, Sudha; Sakil, Abdul Zabbar; Khan, Asraul Hoque; Hernandez, Ricardo |
| Abstract: | Organizing smallholder farmers in clusters has been widely promoted as a way to boost agricultural productivity, streamline delivery of extension services, and improve access to markets. In Bangladesh, where shrimp is an important export crop produced largely by smallholders, government and industry view clustering as key to preventing Bangladesh being left behind in an increasingly competitive global market. Bangladesh’s shrimp exports are highly dependent on the hotel, restaurant, and catering (HoReCa) sector in Europe—a small and relatively low value market segment. Gaining access to the much larger and potentially more lucrative retail market segment in Europe and North America requires high quality, traceable, and - increasingly - certified, shrimp, posing a challenging for Bangladesh. |
| Keywords: | smallholders; agricultural productivity; markets; extension systems; shrimp culture; exports; Bangladesh; Asia; Southern Asia |
| Date: | 2025–05–21 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:174761 |
| By: | Samsiripong, Weerapak; Phulkerd, Sirinya |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373407 |
| By: | Faletar, Ivica; Cerjak, Marija |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364738 |
| By: | Isenhardt, Lars; Seifert, Stefan; Wiltfang, Theelke; Hüttel, Silke |
| Abstract: | Landowners owning several parcels need to decide whether to sell their land as a bundle or each parcel separately. While transaction, search and bargaining costs may suggest cost savings from selling a bundle, for farmers buying a bundle may appear less attractive. In thinly traded and locally specific farmland markets, distance cost for agricultural buyers can be price relevant, also their bargaining position. This makes the question for sellers a non-trivial one. We hypothesize that parcel bundles are less attractive, particularly for farmer buyers, and thus achieve lower prices. We investigate this hypothesis using a rich data set of 24, 527 farmland transactions of single parcels and lot bundles in eastern Germany from 2000 to 2022. Doubly robust matching results indicate, on average, 6.7% lower prices for transactions of parcel bundles compared to similar transactions of single parcels. Landowners should carefully evaluate gains of selling parcels separately against time and transaction costs. |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis, Land Economics/Use |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355333 |
| By: | Hnin, Chue Htet; Reyes, Julieta A. Delos; Bustos, Angelina R.; Lapiña, Geny F. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373410 |
| By: | Chonsawat, Nilubon; Suebpongsang, Pornsiri; Kitchaicharoen, Jirawan; Pradit, Oraphan |
| Keywords: | Sustainability |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373380 |
| By: | Yeterian, Marc; Grislain-Letrémy, Céline; Villeneuve, Bertrand |
| Abstract: | Crop insurance is one of the most important tools that farmers have to protect themselves against climate-related risks. Yet and despite being heavily subsidized, insurance uptake in France remains extremely low. The goal of this paper is twofold ; first, we explain this paradox by analyzing the heterogeneous benefits and adverse effects of taking up crop insurance, and second, we provide concrete policy recommendations to increase insurance uptake in a welfare-maximizing way. Using an original micro-level panel of 17 000 French farmers over 20 years, we first use a moments-based regression to identify the local average effects (LATE) of insurance on expected revenues and variance, before investigating the factors that might cause heterogeneity in these effects, both observables through interaction terms and unobservables through a marginal treatment effect design. We conclude that insurance subsidies have very little impact on crop insurance demand, especially for those who would benefit the most, and suggest other less costly and more efficient ways to increase insurance uptake such as information campaigns. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355337 |
| By: | Barboza, Gustavo Maria; Gimenez, Nicolas; Olveira, Adrian Lapaz; Paparas, Dimitrios |
| Abstract: | The aim of this research is to analyze the market efficiency in terms of price transmission, integration, asymmetry of price transmission, of the Uruguayan beef chain and the international market, in both a spatial and vertical dimension for the period from January 2000 to December 2020. Using cointegration and price transmission analysis techniques based on the Law of One Price, we aim to study the dynamics of the Uruguayan beef chain. Through the Johansen cointegration test, corrected for structural breaks detected by the Bai-Perron test and Augmented Dickey-Fuller (with Breaks), we determined the degree of cointegration between the Uruguayan beef chain and the international market. The results of the Granger Causality test indicated that, in most cases, there is no short-term causality between international market prices (represented by the US Standing steer) and domestic prices. In cases where a causal relationship was identified, VECM models were used to examine market efficiency and estimate the adjustment speed between domestic and international prices (long and short-term adjustment). In parallel, VECM models were created for the meat chains of Brazil and Canada, and the transmission of international prices to these countries was analyzed. The results showed that price transmission in the Uruguayan meat chain is slow, leading to reduced market efficiency. An adjustment speed was observed from 3% to 7.8% of domestic prices to international ones, with a return to long-term equilibrium between 14 and 22 months. The impulse response function (IRF) revealed an asymmetry in the domestic market's responses to international price shocks or impulses and a delayed effect accompanied by a low pass-through coefficient (6-26%). Through the Forecast Error Variance Decomposition and its generalized version (FEVD & GFEVD), it was determined that after a shock, the international market could only explain a limited percentage (0.4-13% (FEVD) and 0.6%-28% (GFEVD)) of the variance of Uruguayan prices in the first six months after the shock, reaching a maximum of between 3.5 to 20% (FEVD) and 4.6 to 36% (GFEVD) twelve months after the initial shock. Contrary to logical and intuitive appreciation, econometric study results indicate that the variance in prices of the Uruguayan meat chain depends more on endogenous shocks than on the repercussions of exogenous shocks from the international market. In contrast, in Brazil and Canada, international prices explain a higher percentage of the price variation in their respective domestic markets. The efficiency in price transmission in these markets was significantly higher, around 30 to 36%, with a return to long-term equilibrium in just 3 months. The results of FEVD & GFEVD indicated that international prices can explain between 34%-54% of the variance in Brazilian and Canadian prices, values significantly higher than the Uruguayan case. In summary, the low causality (Granger), delayed transmission (IRF &VECM), impulse asymmetries (IRF), and the limited influence of international prices on Uruguayan prices (FEVD & GFEVD), compared to other evaluated countries, suggest inefficiencies in the Uruguayan beef chain. Oligopsonic market structures could explain partly this inefficiency. The concentration determined by the emergence of the Minerva Foods economic group could trigger even greater inefficiency, decoupling, and potential asymmetries in price transmission. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Demand and Price Analysis |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355329 |
| By: | Aguiar, Felipe; Lapple, Doris; Buckley, Cathal |
| Abstract: | A key measure to reduce chemical fertilizer application, and thereby mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture, is the introduction of clover into grazing grass. However, adoption of this measure remains low. In this context, information and expectations can influence adoption decisions around clover. So far, there is little evidence of how farmers update their expectations in response to information. In this study, we used an information experiment to assess how providing information affects farmers’ expectations about clover, and how this in turn influences subsequent attitudes. We collected data from over 300 dairy farmers in Ireland, which were randomly assigned into two information treatment groups and one active control group. While both treatments provided information about the reduction in chemical fertilizer associated with adoption, each treatment framed the information differently. To elicit farmers’ expectations, we combined qualitative open-ended questions and quantitative point estimates. As for the subsequent attitudes, we elicited farmers’ intentions and willingness to accept (WTA) clover adoption. We estimated treatment effects by employing a two-stage least squares regression. To examine responses from the open-ended questions, we used three text analysis methods: wordclouds, keyness, and topic analyses. We document that farmers have biased expectations about clover adoption. They underestimate the reduction of chemical fertilizer that is possible with adoption, and we provide causal evidence that information reduces misperceptions by up to 19%. Yet, through the text analysis, we discover that information increases the likelihood of having not only a positive change, but also a negative change in opinions around clover adoption. Lastly, there was no meaningful impact of the updated expectations on intentions and WTA, which underlines the complexity of adoption decisions. Nonetheless, our findings are relevant to help construct accurate expectations that can facilitate more widespread adoption of clover. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355328 |
| By: | Law, Cherry; Pájaro, Andrés Sánchez; Smith, Richard; Cornelsen, Laura |
| Abstract: | This paper uses purchase data from a large representative British household panel to explore the association between the healthiness and cost of food baskets. We classify items purchased that are high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) and use the share of calories obtained from these foods to measure the healthiness of the baskets. Our descriptive analysis reveals large variations in the healthiness of food baskets of similar costs. Our empirical results indicate a concave association between the healthiness and cost of food baskets. Buying a basket consisting predominantly of either non-HFSS energy or HFSS energy is likely to be less expensive than a mixed basket, challenging the commonly held view that healthier diets are more expensive than less healthy ones. However, although healthier baskets per se are not more expensive than a healthy basket, the ‘distance’ to move from predominantly HFSS to predominantly non-HFSS may entail increased costs as households move through the ‘mixed basket’ zone. Thus fiscal measures could help them to overcome the cost barriers in improving their diets over the short-term. |
| Keywords: | Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355323 |
| By: | Roy, Devesh; Padhee, Arabinda Kumar; Pradhan, Mamata; Saroj, Sunil; Vidhani, Vandana; Kumar, Devendra; Kumar Burman, Amit |
| Abstract: | The Comprehensive Rice Fallow Management (CRFM) program, initiated by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment (DAFE), Government of Odisha, is a program to address the underutilization of rice fallow lands in Odisha, particularly during the Rabi (post-monsoon) season which occurs following the Kharif (monsoon) paddy harvest. CRFM was implemented to encourage cultivation of pulses and oilseeds that thrive on residual soil moisture. The CRFM program was implemented in 20 districts of Odisha, in collaboration with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India empaneled agencies that have a presence in the state and prior experience in similar programs. In the remaining 10 districts of the state, the CRFM program was implemented by the state government’s Chief District Agriculture Officers (CDAOs). The impacts of CRFM interventions evaluated in this study comprise crop demonstrations organized in clusters of at least 20 hectares, with crops like black gram, green gram, chickpeas, lentils, grass peas, sesamum, and mustard. |
| Keywords: | fallow; rice; grain legumes; oilseeds; agricultural production; India; Southern Asia; Asia |
| Date: | 2025–04–30 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:174401 |
| By: | Revoredo-Giha, Cesar |
| Abstract: | New product development (NPD) is one of the most important activities on the operation of food supply chains and their constituting firms. Food companies introduce new products to enhance their competitive position or even to survive. The purpose of this work is to explore NPD behaviour in the context of the inflationary pressures of the period of 2021 to 2023. The focus is on the ready meals category, one of the most dynamic food categories in developed countries and also negatively associated with ultra-processed foods. The analysis used Mintel’s Global New Product Development (GNPD) UK dataset covering the period 2001 to 2023. Two aspects were analysed: (1) the distribution of introductory prices; and (2) the attributes highlighted by the firms in their products. To gain deeper understanding, the information was broken down by private label and branded products. The results indicate that the distribution of prices per 100 grams in 2021-23 was slightly different than 2016-19 and there was a positive growth on products with the economy attribute. Nevertheless, neither the product prices nor the attributes changed much with respect to the pre-inflationary period. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Consumer/Household Economics, Demand and Price Analysis, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355322 |
| By: | Abdu, Aishat; Malapit, Hazel J.; Go, Ara |
| Abstract: | Agricultural programs targeting women may increase women’s work burdens and shift the distribution of work between productive and reproductive tasks. Complementary information on women’s sense of control over their time highlights additional benefits of agricultural programs beyond changes in women’s workloads. Despite program interventions, gender norms often persist, affecting how communities perceive work intensity and division of responsibilities between men and women. The relationship between women’s time use and nutrition is complex and interacts with mediating factors, requiring a multifaceted approach to program design and evaluation. Evidence linking time use data to nonfarm work is lacking, highlighting the need to leverage WEAI time use data to fill this critical gap. |
| Keywords: | women; agriculture; gender; female labour; division of labour |
| Date: | 2025–05–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:174463 |
| By: | Hlaing, Thi Thi Soe; Tun, Yu Yu; San, Aye Moe; Lwin, Hnin Yu |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373401 |
| By: | Nikzad, Mojtaba; Gerharz, Eva |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364753 |
| By: | Gabriel, Andreas; Garnitz, Johanna; Spykman, Olivia |
| Abstract: | The perception and evaluation of rural landscapes resulting from human interaction with nature is highly subjective. However, understanding how the non-agricultural population views the impact of an altered landscape image is crucial. This paper explores the German population's perceptions of changes in agricultural landscapes brought about by multi-crop, small-scale field structures (strip intercropping) combined with the introduction of biodiversity landscape elements and field robotics. An online survey was conducted with German residents aged 18 and older (n = 2, 022). Preferences and the importance of individual image components were analysed based on four images depicting a field with strip intercropping, featuring various combinations of tractors, robots, and flowering strips. Participants’ emotional associations with key image components were also measured. The findings reveal that nearly two-thirds of respondents preferred the image featuring a flower strip and a tractor, associating it with concepts such as green, nature, and environment (flowering strip), as well as the traditional image of agriculture (tractor). Among the two images without flower strips, the tractor was preferred over the robot by more than a sixfold margin. Conversely, the image with a robot and flower strips was chosen about as frequently as the image with a tractor but without flower strips. Additionally, the study highlights how socio-demographic characteristics may influence the evaluation of agricultural landscape changes. Two logistic regression models indicate that factors such as age, gender, direct contact with farmers, and respondents’ reported "green consumption value" significantly impact preferences of specific landscape components. Overall, the results suggest a preference for landscapes that are both familiar and environmentally oriented. Nevertheless, the use of autonomous technologies and the shift towards small-scale diversified production systems are not broadly rejected. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Land Economics/Use |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaepa:373439 |
| By: | Kühnemund, Alexander; Grabkowsky, Barbara; Retz, Stefanie; Recke, Guido |
| Abstract: | The demands placed on pig farmers within the German industry are mounting, necessitating intelligent solutions to cope with a diminishing skilled workforce and expanding tasks. One potential remedy lies in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)-based camera systems for animal monitoring. This novel technology combines two critical components: image-based surveillance and artificial intelligence. This research delves into farmers' acceptance of such systems. A technology acceptance model (TAM) was constructed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to uncover the behavioral drivers underlying adoption intentions. Surveying 186 farmers from across all federal states of Germany, the study highlights the significance of technology simplicity, relevance to professional contexts, and personal attitudes toward AI camera systems as pivotal factors influencing acceptance. The model explained up to 74% of the total variance in acceptance isattributable to behavioral determinants. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Livestock Production/Industries, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355316 |
| By: | Li, Xiaofei |
| Abstract: | While on-farm experiments offer invaluable insights for precision management decisions, their scope is usually confined to the specific conditions of individual farms and years, which limits the derivation of more broad and reliable decisions. To address this limitation, aggregating data from multiple farms into a comprehensive dataset appears promising. However, the quantifiable value of this experiment network remains elusive, despite the common agreement of the existence of this value. This study conducted a simulation-based assessment of the economic value of large-scale on-farm experiments, using crop variety selection as a case study. A hypothetical region was simulated comprising one thousand corn production fields of diverse soil types and weather conditions. Each field was implemented with an on-farm variety trial. Yields for each variety were simulated based on presumed true yield responses to soil types and weather conditions that are derived from historical Mississippi variety trial data. By constructing aggregated on-farm experiment data set of farms, the individualized optimal variety for each field was recommended, and the associated yields were predicted. The production profitability for all fields was calculated based on current market prices. Results revealed a substantial improvement in farming profitability when employing the individualized optimal variety selection derived from the large-scale experiment network, compared to the scenario of only using farm’s own data. Furthermore, the simulation study also reveal that the profitability improvement diminishes when the scale of the experiment network decreases or when the number of trial varieties per field reduces. The simulation results underscored the economic benefits of broader farmer participation in on-farm experiment network and more intensive trials by each participant. |
| Keywords: | Crop Production/Industries |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaepa:373440 |
| By: | Gabriel, Andreas; Garnitz, Johanna; Spykman, Olivia |
| Abstract: | The perception and evaluation of rural landscapes resulting from human interaction with nature is highly subjective. However, understanding how the non-agricultural population views the impact of an altered landscape image is crucial. This paper explores the German population's perceptions of changes in agricultural landscapes brought about by multi-crop, small-scale field structures (strip intercropping) combined with the introduction of biodiversity landscape elements and field robotics. An online survey was conducted with German residents aged 18 and older (n = 2, 022). Preferences and the importance of individual image components were analysed based on four images depicting a field with strip intercropping, featuring various combinations of tractors, robots, and flowering strips. Participants’ emotional associations with key image components were also measured. The findings reveal that nearly two-thirds of respondents preferred the image featuring a flower strip and a tractor, associating it with concepts such as green, nature, and environment (flowering strip), as well as the traditional image of agriculture (tractor). Among the two images without flower strips, the tractor was preferred over the robot by more than a sixfold margin. Conversely, the image with a robot and flower strips was chosen about as frequently as the image with a tractor but without flower strips. Additionally, the study highlights how socio-demographic characteristics may influence the evaluation of agricultural landscape changes. Two logistic regression models indicate that factors such as age, gender, direct contact with farmers, and respondents’ reported "green consumption value" significantly impact preferences of specific landscape components. Overall, the results suggest a preference for landscapes that are both familiar and environmentally oriented. Nevertheless, the use of autonomous technologies and the shift towards small-scale diversified production systems are not broadly rejected. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Land Economics/Use |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaewp:373439 |
| By: | Agbekponoua, Kossi Messanh; Fusacchia, Ilaria |
| Abstract: | Value creation forms the basis for the construction of global value chains (GVCs) and has received significant scholarly attention, yet the issue of value capture or power distribution along supply chains, “within” industries, is still unresolved. A recent property rights framework (Antr`as and Chor, 2013; Alfaro et al., 2019) highlights how final firms exert power over their suppliers to optimally organize their sequential production process. In such an environment, how can suppliers (exporters) act strategically to reduce the power of the buyers (importers)? We contribute, theoretically and empirically, to a better understanding of the extent to which the division of surplus in the agri-food sector is affected by manufacturing exporters’ position in GVCs. We argue that: (1) further upstream specialization along agri-food GVCs increases bargaining power (the “specialization effect”); (2) expansion along GVCs by importing more upstream inputs and exporting more processed goods also increase bargaining (the “expansion effect”); and (3) the “specialization effect” outweighs the “expansion effect” so that the overall effect is similar to the former. These theoretical hypotheses are tested using firm-level data on French agri-food industries (from French customs and the AMADEUS database) over 2002-2017 period. We build on the bilateral stochastic frontier model to measure the bilateral bargaining power of manufacturers. Following recent approaches in the literature, we identify manufacturers that participate in GVCs with those that jointly import and export, and measure their position in value chains through the level of transformation (upstreamness) of goods they use and produce. Hypotheses (1) and (3) are strongly supported and are mainly driven by product mix upgrade and the reduction of the hol-up problem, while hypothesis (2) is weakly supported and is only due to the high-quality production. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural and Food Policy, Supply Chain |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355332 |
| By: | Moustapha Sarr; Noémi Berlin; Tarek Jaber-Lopez |
| Abstract: | In a lab-in-the-field experiment, we investigate the influence of social norms on 300 parents’ beliefs regarding the nutritional quality of food items and their subsequent food choices. We use a 3 × 2 between-subject experimental design where we vary two factors: 1-the social norm provided to parents: a descriptive norm (what other parents choose) vs. an injunctive norm (what other parents approve of), and 2-the recipient of the food decisions made by parents: their own child vs. an unknown child. Parents participate in a two-stage process. In the first stage, we elicit their beliefs regarding the nutritional quality of various food items and ask them to make a food basket without specific information. In the second stage, based on their assigned treatment, they receive specific information and repeat the belief elicitation and the food basket selection tasks. We find that only the descriptive norm significantly reduces parents’ overestimation rate of items’ nutritional quality. Injunctive norm significantly improves the nutritional quality of both, the parent’s and child’s baskets. Descriptive norm significantly improves the nutritional quality of child’s baskets only when parents are choosing for unknown child. |
| Keywords: | social norms, information provision, food choices, food beliefs, parent, child |
| JEL: | C93 D12 D91 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:drm:wpaper:2025-42 |
| By: | Braulio Britos; Manuel A. Hernandez; Danilo Trupkin |
| Abstract: | International migration is a recurrent phenomenon that has grown rapidly over the past two decades. This paper examines the role of agricultural distortions in shaping emigration patterns and influencing productivity and welfare in developing countries, using Guatemala as a case study. We develop a theoretical framework where household members can work in agriculture, non-agriculture, or emigrate, and calibrate the model combining detailed micro and aggregate data. Our model identifies two key channels through which agricultural distortions affect migration and productivity: a first channel where distortions increase emigration among more productive agents, reducing aggregate productivity, and a second channel where distortions drive factor misallocation, lowering incomes and increasing overall emigration. Simulations suggest that, reducing distortions in the agricultural sector to the most efficient department in each region would lower the emigrant share by 2.3 percentage points, primarily among more productive workers. Lower distortions would similarly boost aggregate agricultural productivity by 30.1% and raise welfare by 3.4%. An analysis at the sub-national level reveals that high-distortion areas are more isolated and exhibit less financial penetration and government presence. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural distortions; Emigration; Labor mobility; Productivity; Welfare |
| Date: | 2025–11–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2025/233 |
| By: | Phiri Kampanje, Brian |
| Abstract: | Malawi has for a long time strived to achieve food security at country and household level albeit with little success. Policies and strategies adopted over time have inadvertently violated the Constitutional Obligation of right to food for each citizen. The consequences have been dire as more than half of the entire population barely find something to eat with no regard to personal nutritious requirements or exposure to toxins and other harmful substances. These problems would have been sorted out through the enactment of the Food and Nutrition Bill which has stalled for over twenty years. Malawi will fail to achieve SDG 2 if the status quo persists. Time to act is now. This requires a multifaceted approach and unison. |
| Keywords: | Food; Bill; Enactment; SDGs; Right; Malawi |
| JEL: | Q11 Q18 |
| Date: | 2025–04–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126537 |
| By: | Phyoe, Nyein Nyein; Myint, Theingi; Lynn, Honey Lynn; Htwe, Nyein Nyein |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373381 |
| By: | Koxha, Leona; O’Connor, Eileen; Alvi, Muzna; Chadha, Deepali; Ewell, Hanna; Gartaula, Hom Nath; Ketema, Dessalegn; Lutomia, Cosmas; Mukhopadhyay, Prama; Nchanji, Eileen; Puskur, Ranjitha; Rietveld, Anne M.; Sufian, Farha |
| Abstract: | Key messages • Measuring women’s empowerment in the context of climate change, resilience, and adaptation requires a flexible climate module—not a rigid, universal set of indicators. • Collective agency, community involvement, and social networks are critical to climate resilience. The project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) should expand its climate module to better capture these community dynamics and collective actions. • Integrating qualitative methods strengthens pro-WEAI’s effectiveness and ensures the tool is tailored to local contexts, which is essential for collecting meaningful and holistic data. |
| Keywords: | women's empowerment; climate change; resilience; Ethiopia; Kenya; India; Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Eastern Africa; Asia; Southern Asia |
| Date: | 2025–08–18 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:176145 |
| By: | San, Myint Myint; San, Aye Moe; Myint, Theigi; Oo, Soe Paing |
| Keywords: | Crop Production/Industries |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373382 |
| By: | Leah Costlow; Yan Bai; Katherine P. Adams; Ty Beal; Kathryn G. Dewey; Christopher M. Free; Valerie M. Friesen; Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya; Stella Nordhagen; Florencia C. Vasta; William A. Masters |
| Abstract: | Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is a widely accepted intervention to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies, yet policy implementation is often incomplete and its effects on diet costs are not well established. We estimated the extent to which LSFF reduces the cost of nutrient-adequate diets using retail food prices and fortification policy data from 89 countries. In total, we modeled 5, 874 least-cost diets across 22 sex-age groups and 3 nutrient-adequacy scenarios: meeting nutrient requirements only; adding minimum intakes for starchy staples and fruits and vegetables; and aligning food group shares with national consumption patterns. Assuming 90% implementation of existing LSFF standards, we found median cost reductions of 1.7%, 2.4%, and 4.5% across the three scenarios. Cost reductions varied widely by sex-age groups, national fortification strategies and food price structures. These findings highlight that LSFF may improve diet affordability when policies are carefully designed for local contexts, making it a valuable complement to other efforts that improve access to nutritious diets. |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2511.05438 |
| By: | Omamo, Steven Were; Kedir, Abbi |
| Abstract: | Key messages 1. The United States is shifting its development engagement in Africa from aid to trade, emphasizing commercial partnerships, private sector development, and export-oriented growth. This shift is not unique to the United States; similar trends are being seen in Europe, China, and Japan, reflecting a global swing toward trade-first or business development strategies. 2. If well aligned, this approach can reinforce African priorities as defined in the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) 2026–2035 Strategy, the Kampala Declaration, and national agricultural investment plans. Trade-first strategies map directly onto CAADP’s six strategic objectives, including agro-industrialization, food security, inclusivity, resilience, financing, and governance. 3. These strategies can also support implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area, especially through investment in trade corridors, logistics, standards systems, and regulatory cooperation. However, there are risks of misalignment if initiatives prioritize donor or investor interests over inclusive transformation, public goods provision, and food systems resilience. 4. As articulated in discussions during the recent 4th International Conference on Financing for Development, consensus is building for Africa to move beyond aid and propel growth through private sector development. 5. African governments and partners must also go beyond coordination and seriously consider the institutional and political work required to steer this opportunity toward the public good. This consideration will require investing in regulatory capacity, protecting public goods, confronting corruption and capital flight, and ensuring that trade and investment flows are transparent, accountable, and inclusive. Without this, trade-first strategies risk reinforcing existing inequalities, undermining food systems resilience, and turn-ing agrifood transformation into an elite project. 6. Strategic statecraft—rooted in evidence, integrity, and public accountability—is essential to ensure that this shift delivers not just markets but also meaningful structural transformation through industrial policy. 7. The pivot to “trade, not aid” by global partners reflects a broader retreat from long-term development commitments. But it must also be recognized as a shift in priority from shared development outcomes to strategic self-interest, market capture, and influence. 8. Africa cannot be viewed as an open market to be carved up, claimed, or divided. African countries must insist on strategic alignment, mutual accountability, and respect for national development priorities—or risk having their food systems and economic futures being shaped by agendas that do not serve them. |
| Keywords: | agrifood systems; development; food security; resilience; trade; Africa |
| Date: | 2025–09–12 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:176490 |
| By: | Büyüközkan, Gülçin; Uztürk, Deniz |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the alignment between the expected benefits of Digital Twins (DTs), as derived from existing literature, and the actual outcomes in achieving Circular Economy (CE) targets for defined Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in urban agriculture. Two research questions guide this inquiry: 1) To what extent do the benefits of Digital Twins (DTs) align with the targeted outcomes for achieving Circular Economy (CE) goals as defined by specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of Indoor Vertical Farming (IVF)? 2)What strategies can be implemented to optimize the use of DTs in IVF systems to maximize their contribution to CE principles? A methodology integrating the Quality Function Deployment’s (QFD) House of Quality (HoQ) framework with the 2-Tuple Linguistic (2TL) model is proposed to address these questions, offering a comprehensive analysis of the relationships between DT benefits and CE-related SDG targets. The study involves a case study approach with five experts, including academic researchers and modern urban farmers, who evaluate the relationships between DT benefits and CE-related SDG targets using linguistic sets tailored to their expertise. The results reveal strong relationships between DT benefits and CE-related SDG targets, particularly emphasizing the importance of optimization and automation for enhancing CE in IVF. The findings underscore the pivotal role of DT in driving sustainability and efficiency in agricultural practices, offering valuable insights for future research and practical applications aimed at advancing CE in the agri-food industry. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaepa:374789 |
| By: | Schulz, Frederik Nikolai; Hanf, Jon H. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364757 |
| By: | Büyüközkan, Gülçin; Uztürk, Deniz |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the alignment between the expected benefits of Digital Twins (DTs), as derived from existing literature, and the actual outcomes in achieving Circular Economy (CE) targets for defined Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in urban agriculture. Two research questions guide this inquiry: 1) To what extent do the benefits of Digital Twins (DTs) align with the targeted outcomes for achieving Circular Economy (CE) goals as defined by specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the context of Indoor Vertical Farming (IVF)? 2)What strategies can be implemented to optimize the use of DTs in IVF systems to maximize their contribution to CE principles? A methodology integrating the Quality Function Deployment’s (QFD) House of Quality (HoQ) framework with the 2-Tuple Linguistic (2TL) model is proposed to address these questions, offering a comprehensive analysis of the relationships between DT benefits and CE-related SDG targets. The study involves a case study approach with five experts, including academic researchers and modern urban farmers, who evaluate the relationships between DT benefits and CE-related SDG targets using linguistic sets tailored to their expertise. The results reveal strong relationships between DT benefits and CE-related SDG targets, particularly emphasizing the importance of optimization and automation for enhancing CE in IVF. The findings underscore the pivotal role of DT in driving sustainability and efficiency in agricultural practices, offering valuable insights for future research and practical applications aimed at advancing CE in the agri-food industry. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024–09–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:haaewp:374789 |
| By: | Primadona, Fitry |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373368 |
| By: | Pufahl, Andrea; Sinabell, Franz |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364729 |
| By: | Chao Lin |
| Abstract: | The mortgage right of rural real estate (RRE) is one of the legal and important property rights of the peasants, which is prohibited to be mortgaged because of rural housing land institute in China. In reality the financial demand of the peasants is huge in rural area, which need more invest into personal consumption, agriculture upgrading. So the central government starts the pilot reform of mortgage load of rural real estate, which is beneficial to activate the land asset, increase the financing channel, promoting the strategy of rural revitalization. It is found in previous literature that the level of financial literacy of farmers significantly affects the borrowing behavior. However, it is still unclear whether the financial literacy will also significantly affect the mortgage behavior of RRE and what the influencing mechanism is. The paper applies Logit regression model and regulatory effect model to reveal the influence mechanism of farmers' financial literacy on the mortgage loan of RRE based on data from Yongfeng pilot, and finds that: (1) The financial literacy of farmers has a significant positive impact on the participation behavior of RRE mortgage. The higher of the financial literacy of farmers, the more comprehensive the understanding of RRE mortgage, the more likely they are to participate in RRE mortgage; (2) Among the constituent factors of financial literacy, financial attention has the greatest impact on the mortgage, followed by risk identification ability, but the negative effect of financial ability is not significant. (3) The degree of homestead dependence of farmers plays a moderating role. The lower the homestead dependence of farmers, the more positive influence of financial literacy on the participation behavior of mortgage. Because farmers with low homestead dependence have less ""worries"" for mortgage, are more willing to apply for RRE mortgage. (4) Heterogeneity analysis show that the financial literacy has significantly influence on peasants owning urban house, but not for peasants without urban house |
| Keywords: | Financial literacy; Mortgage load; Rural homestead; Rural real estate |
| JEL: | R3 |
| Date: | 2025–01–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arz:wpaper:eres2025_126 |
| By: | Rathnayaka, Shashika D.; Revoredo-Giha, Cesar; de Roos, Baukje |
| Abstract: | Although seafood is high in nutrients that provide a range of health benefits, most people in Great Britain only eat around half the amount of seafood recommended by health professionals. Therefore, this study aims to analyse consumers’ demand for fish and seafood in Great Britain. This is done using the Rotterdam demand model and data from a home-scanner dataset for Great Britain, which covers food and drink purchases for consumption at home for the period 2013-2021. Price and income elasticities were estimated for eleven fish and seafood groups across seven household groups: pre-family, young family, middle family, older family, older dependents, empty nests, and retired family. Our analysis reveals that families with children consistently allocate a lower share of their grocery spending to fish and seafood consumption compared to households without children, and they prefer ready-to-use and convenient fish products. Most household groups show a higher responsiveness to changes in prices for chilled fresh/smoked fish products compared to frozen fish items. However, across all household groups, the demand for most fish products is price-inelastic. To investigate the evolution of consumption, we decomposed the growth in consumption of fish and seafood into income, relative price, and change in taste and seasonality. Income and taste were identified as pivotal determinants of consumption changes across all groups, while price played a prominent role in certain fish groups. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Consumer/Household Economics |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355343 |
| By: | Halkos, George; Gkargkavouzi, Anastasia |
| Abstract: | The climate crisis profoundly impacts individuals’ behavioral, cognitive, and emotional responses, threatening well-being and undermining efforts toward climate adaptation. Psychological insights are therefore crucial for the design of effective policies and the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The present study investigates the psychological processes involved in coping with climate-related threats and examines the interrelationships among environmental identity, eco-emotions, perceived nature restorativeness, and psychological adaptation to climate change. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Greece resulting in a sample of 552 participants. Statistical analyses were performed using covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM), complemented by reliability and validity assessments. Results indicated that eco-emotions significantly influence psychological adaptation to climate change; environmental identity impacts eco-emotions and perceived restorativeness of nature, as well as directly affecting psychological adaptation; and perceived restorativeness of nature influences eco-emotions. These findings underscore the importance of fostering environmental identity and promoting restorative nature experiences as pathways to enhance psychological adaptation to climate change, offering actionable insights for policymakers and practitioners addressing climate resilience. |
| Keywords: | Climate change; phychological adaptation; eco-emotions; environmental identity. |
| JEL: | D90 I21 I25 Q01 Q50 Q56 |
| Date: | 2025–11–08 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:126755 |
| By: | Chou, Phanith; Borey Bora, Chan; Phen, Bunthoeun; Kees, Swanns |
| Keywords: | Climate Change, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373371 |
| By: | Kilcline, Kevin; Hynes, Stephen; O’Donoghue, Cathal |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355331 |
| By: | Resnick, Danielle |
| Abstract: | Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) helps combat micronutrient deficiencies by adding essential vitamins and minerals to staple foods. This PEDAL assessment identifies key priorities for Madagascar by evaluating its political will and implementation capacity for LSFF. For more information about PEDAL and the detailed Madagascar case study, please see PEDAL for Madagascar brief. |
| Keywords: | food fortification; micronutrient deficiencies; minerals; vitamins; Madagascar; Africa; Southern Africa; Eastern Africa |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:172892 |
| By: | Resnick, Danielle |
| Abstract: | Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) presents a promising intervention in Madagascar, where approximately 75% of the population lives below the poverty line and faces multiple malnutrition burdens. For instance, 39.8% of children under age five are stunted, and 37.8% of reproductive age women suffer from anemia (Development Initiatives 2022). These trends persist despite a long history of nutrition programs and alliances, including the introduction of a mandatory salt iodization program in 1995, several national nutrition policies and action plans since 2004, and the country’s participation in the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement since 2021. Moreover, despite several voluntary standards in place, progress in implementing mandatory LSFF for widely consumed foods remains stalled, lagging behind LSFF in many other African countries. |
| Keywords: | food fortification; micronutrient deficiencies; poverty; stakeholders; assessment; Madagascar; Africa; Eastern Africa |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:172757 |
| By: | Harsche, Johannes |
| Keywords: | Community/Rural/Urban Development |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364741 |
| By: | Suebpongsung, Pornsiri; Kitchaicharoen, Jirawan; Pradit, Oraphan |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373412 |
| By: | Wijaya, Oki; Man, Norsida; Nawi, Nolila Mohd |
| Keywords: | Climate Change, Supply Chain |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373404 |
| By: | Pammit, Maria Cristina P.; Reyes, Julieta A. Delos |
| Keywords: | Farm Management, Production Economics |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373375 |
| By: | Gruener, Sven; Mußhoff, Oliver |
| Abstract: | This paper presents the findings of a worldwide survey of 1, 510 researchers on climate change. It reports behavioral patterns seen as relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and highlights that researchers’ diverse backgrounds partly explain differing perceptions, indicating the potential of intersectional collaboration in academia to address climate change. |
| Date: | 2025–11–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:uzycj_v1 |
| By: | Sedghy, Bahareh Mosadegh; Perekhozhuk, Oleksandr; Jaghdani, Tinoush Jamali |
| Abstract: | This study delves into the intricate dynamics of export price volatility and its impact on the market behaviour of major pork exporters, Germany and Canada, in the world’s largest pork market, China. Exporters’ market behaviour often responds to the uncertainty arising from price fluctuations by curtailing their supply; a reduction in the supply by a major exporter can disrupt the overall market supply, potentially leading to an increase in prices. However, the extent to which an exporter can leverage this increase in price depends on the responsiveness of demand to such changes. To explore these relationships, a residual demand function elasticity model (RDE) is extended to incorporate price volatilities. Prices and their volatilities are modelled using Autoregressive and GARCH models, respectively. The results of the RDE analysis of pork exports reveals strong competition among pork exporters in the Chinese pork market and indicate that price volatility affects the market power of the exporting country. This research not only contributes to the understanding of the interplay between export price volatility and market power but also provides practical insights for major pork exporters. This study helps formulate informed strategies to navigate the challenges posed by price fluctuations in the international pork market. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355319 |
| By: | Kuhn, Lena; Bobojonov, Ihtiyor |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Finance |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364721 |
| By: | Mensah, Kristina |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364747 |
| By: | Thom, Ferike; Gocht, Alexander |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364733 |
| By: | Resnick, Danielle |
| Abstract: | Large-scale food fortification (LSFF) is considered one of the most cost-effective ways of addressing micronutrient deficiencies. The intervention involves adding essential minerals and vitamins to widely consumed foods and requires minimal changes to consumption patterns while relying on existing food delivery systems. However, there is a lot of variability across countries in the adoption of mandatory and voluntary LSFF standards, that is, the government legislation requiring that specific staple foods or condiments be fortified. In fact, there are more than 80 countries where micronutrient deficiencies are widespread but a mandatory fortification standard has not been adopted. Even in countries where standards have been adopted, implementation could not be financially sustained over the years or laboratory tests revealed that designated food vehicles lacked the stipulated micronutrients. The Political Economy Diagnostic for Assessing Large-Scale Food Fortification (PEDAL) is designed to identify the ways in which political and institutional factors may contribute to differences in the uptake and implementation of LSFF standards. While political economy is acknowledged to be an important factor underlying the success or failure of LSFF, few studies on LSFF explicitly incorporate it into their analyses. By reducing LSFF to a purely technical intervention, bottlenecks to policy traction can worsen and derail uptake. In contrast, PEDAL offers a systematic diagnostic of the political economy environment for LSFF to identify these bottlenecks ex ante and to calibrate policy interventions accordingly. In doing so, PEDAL aims to help countries advance toward achieving healthier diets and reducing micronutrient deficiencies. PEDAL focuses on two core elements of the enabling environment: political will and implementation capacity (see Figure 1). Political will consists of the range of interests that motivate different stakeholders, the ideational goals that underlie their policy preferences, and their degree of leverage to exert their preferences. Implementation capacity consists of both the institutional architecture established to make continuous decisions related to LSFF policy and the technical capacity to ensure regulations are adhered to at the processing and retail levels. Across both dimensions, the diagnostic examines three sets of actors: the public sector (including government ministries, agencies, executives, legislators, and bureaucrats), the private sector (such as food producers, processors, and retailers) and civil society (including consumers, research institutes, universities, journalists, and nongovernmental organizations). The remainder of this brief examines these components in more detail and highlights how they can be assessed by researchers and practitioners. |
| Keywords: | economics; food fortification; implementation; micronutrient deficiencies |
| Date: | 2025–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fpr:othbrf:172758 |
| By: | Albis, Anthony James C.; Reyes, Julieta A. Delos; Quilloy, Antonio Jesus A.; Reyes, Jaine C. |
| Keywords: | Production Economics, Productivity Analysis |
| Date: | 2025–09–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:asea25:373399 |
| By: | Seifert, Stefan; Uehleke, Reinhard; Andert, Sabine; Gerowitt, Bärbel; Hüttel, Silke |
| Abstract: | Due to the multiple negative environmental effects of the overuse of chemical pesticides, the European Union (EU) aims to reduce pesticide use – including herbicides – by 50%, by 2030. Preventive weed management (PWM), using among others in-version tillage and diverse crop rotations, is considered perhaps the most suitable strategy to reduce on-farm herbicide use. Whether and how these practices relate to herbicide reduction potential and crop yields is, however, not well understood. This paper addresses this gap by investigating the impact of PWM on maize yields and herbicide use. Using field-level data for 530 maize fields in eastern Germany, we apply a directional distance function approach in a data envelopment framework and estimate directional and simultaneous improvement potentials for herbicide use and maize yields. Our preliminary results indicate a similar performance with holistic PWM and without PWM in terms of both yields and herbicide use, whereas a partial implementation of PWM seems to increase herbicide use. We also find herbicide reduction potentials of 36-37% irrespective of the PWM suggesting notable improvement potentials by implementing best practices. |
| Keywords: | Crop Production/Industries |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aes024:355345 |
| By: | Fuchs, Clemens; Gütschow, Paul |
| Keywords: | Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:gewi24:364714 |