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on Agricultural Economics |
| By: | Wollni, Meike; Bohn, Sophia; Ocampo Ariza, Carolina; Paz, Bruno; Santalucia, Simone; Squarcina, Margherita; Wätzold, Marlene |
| Abstract: | The global agri-food system faces major challenges of meeting growing food demand in an equitable way, while mitigating environmental impacts such as deforestation, soil degradation and climate change. Voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) have surged in recent decades as a potential instrument to foster more sustainable global value chains and sourcing practices. While the number of VSS impact evaluations is growing, most studies focus on a single outcome dimension. In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework to assess the effects of VSS interventions on sustainable food system outcomes in three dimensions, considering potential trade-offs between them. To illustrate key trade-offs identified in our conceptual framework, we present empirical data from three case studies in Ghana, Rwanda, and Peru. Our empirical results shed light on associations between certification and various outcomes, including agricultural yields and income, biodiversity at farm and landscape scales, female empowerment, and food security. We highlight the importance of balancing trade-offs in multiple sustainability dimensions and assessing VSS performance within the broader policy and landscape context. Our study contributes to ongoing discussions on the effectiveness of VSS in promoting sustainability while highlighting potential trade-offs that must be addressed to achieve more sustainable food systems. |
| Keywords: | Supply Chain, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344358 |
| By: | Zhang, Jingfang; Malikov, Emir; Miao, Ruiqing; Ghosh, Prasenjit N. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343758 |
| By: | Sophie Drogué (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Gabin Guillemaud (UMR ITAP - Technologies et Méthodes pour les Agricultures de demain - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Loïc Guindé (ASTRO - Agrosystèmes tropicaux - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Jean-Marc Blazy (ASTRO - Agrosystèmes tropicaux - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Joaquin Ameller Pavez (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Eléonore Loiseau (UMR ITAP - Technologies et Méthodes pour les Agricultures de demain - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Thao Uyen Vu (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Pascaline Rollet (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Marlène Perignon (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Caroline Méjean (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement) |
| Abstract: | In Guadeloupe, the agricultural sector is specialized in export crops, and the local supply of products for the domestic market does not meet demand. Moreover, various studies have highlighted public health issues related to food. The goal of this study is to develop a "fork to farm" approach to analyze the capacity of local agriculture to meet the objective of improving the nutritional quality of food in Guadeloupe, while minimizing environmental impacts. We evaluated two dietary scenarios through a diet optimization model. The first one aims at improving the diet quality of Guadeloupe population without impairing the food budget. The second add a constraint of increasing the share of local food in the diet. Results are integrated in a bioeconomic model of Guadeloupe agricultural sector to assess socio-economic impacts of this new dietary patterns. Finally, a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) evaluate environmental effects. Results show that local food share could rise from 30% in the baseline to 75% in the second scenario which involves increased quantities of locally grown roots, tubers, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and eggs. To make this feasible, the bioeconomic model suggests land and workforce reallocation, notably from sugarcane and bananas to cattle and vegetable farming. The LCA reveals that climate change impacts remain similar across scenarios, with meat and fish consumption being the primary contributors. Even if the "local" scenario is the least impactful, it remains high in water eutrophication and land use. While improving nutrition through local agriculture is feasible, it requires structural changes such as increased agricultural labor and expanded farmland. Policy recommendations include promoting plant-based diets, adopting sustainable farming practices, and encouraging the next generation to join the agricultural workforce. This study underscores the importance of addressing environmental, economic, and social factors to create a resilient and sustainable food system in Guadeloupe. |
| Keywords: | Bioeconomic model, Life cycle assesment, Diet optimisation, French Overseas Departments and Territories, Local food, Guadeloupe |
| Date: | 2025–08–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05301057 |
| By: | Akram, Agha A.; Quinones, Esteban J.; Turiansky, Abbie; Siegal, Kim |
| Keywords: | International Development, Environmental Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343881 |
| By: | Ayoola, Josephine Bosede; Sani, Mohammadou; Ayoola, Gbolagade |
| Abstract: | This paper analysed the effects of land administration on allocative efficiency of rice farmers in Dadinkowa Irrigation Scheme area, North-Eastern Nigeria. Primary data from a sample of 400 rice farmers were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that land administration authorities in the area performed above average (0.67), with Large-scale PuBlic Authority (LPBA) significantly higher (0.74) than Large-scale PriVate Authority (LPVA), Small-scale PuBlic Authority (SPBA) and Local Authority (LA), being 0.67, 0.64, 0.6 respectively. Allocative efficiency of farmers ranged between 0.24 and 0.97 in LPBA, 0.39 and 0.98 in LPVA, 0.73 and 0.94 in SPBA and between 0.84 and 0.97 in LA; mean values being 0.86, 0.94, 0.85 and 0.93 respectively. Thus, large scale private authority achieved significantly higher allocative efficiency (F-cal 26.02) at 1% level. Farmers’ perception of land administration service, land value, land use, non-farm income, household size and hired labor significantly influenced their allocative efficiency at 1% level. Public-private land administration reform that emphasize land tenure security, irrigation development and access to farm inputs would likely encourage long-term investment and efficient resource allocation; thereby promoting sustainable agricultural and food production, and contributing to national food security. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Land Economics/Use |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344390 |
| By: | Ayobami Paul Abolade; Ibrahim Olanrewaju Lawal; Kamoru Lanre Akanbi; Ahmed Orilonise Salami |
| Abstract: | Access to finance is vital for improving food security, particularly in developing nations where agricultural production is crucial. Despite several financial interventions targeted at increasing agricultural production, smallholder farmers continue to lack access to reasonable, timely, and sufficient financing, limiting their ability to invest in improved technology and inputs, lowering productivity and food supply. This study examines the relationship between access to finance and food security among smallholder farmers in Ogun State, employing institutional theory as a theoretical framework. The study takes a quantitative method, with a survey for the research design and a population of 37, 200 agricultural smallholder farmers. A sample size of 380 was chosen using probability sampling and simple random techniques. The data were analysed via Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM). The findings demonstrate a favourable relationship between access to finance and food security, with an R2-value of 0.615 indicating a robust link. These findings underline the need of improving financial institutions and implementing enabling policies to enable farmers have access to the financial resources they need to achieve food security outcomes. |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2511.18576 |
| By: | Bhangaonkar, Rekha; Ranganathan, Thiagu |
| Abstract: | This study analyses differential resilience among horticultural farmers in Maharashtra, India. Based on a primary survey of 290 farmers across four villages in Jalna district, we find that farmers in the region shifted to grape cultivation over the past two decades as it provided a higher and more stable income compared to cotton. The recent years has seen depletion of groundwater table, a common pool resource and the primary source of irrigation for the farmers. In building resilience against groundwater risks, farmers resorted to water imports to satisfy irrigation requirements. With this background, we analyze the factors that affect tanker water use and the returns thereof. Our paper finds that intensity of tanker water use is inversely related to farm size indicating higher intensification of water imports among smallholding farmers. Our production function analysis indicates that both tanker use and expenditure on tanker water has no relation to horticultural production. Given the higher dependence on horticulture among the small and marginal farmers and that these farmers use tanker water extensively with no significant returns to production, our paper posits a case of differential resilience among farmers in the region. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Crop Production/Industries, Farm Management |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344391 |
| By: | Fernández, Violeta; Pietrelli, Rebecca; Torero, Maximo |
| Abstract: | Digital agriculture offers promising solutions to meet growing food demands. Investigating whether targeting youth in digital agriculture affects the adoption of good practices is a topic that has been overlooked but holds critical implications for policymakers. This study explores whether providing agricultural information via digital technologies to adolescents can influence household adoption of improved agricultural practices. Leveraging a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) conducted in collaboration with a secondary school in rural Uganda, we examined the transmission of knowledge from students to household members and assessed adoption rates and food loss reductions. To the best of our knowledge, our research is the first to focus on the effectiveness of digital technologies aimed at youth in promoting agricultural practices in Africa, particularly affordable basic farming techniques essential for vulnerable and poorer farmers. Our most conservative estimates indicate that households exposed to agricultural videos through computer classes showed substantial gains in knowledge (with a 16% increase). We find a modest effect on adoption rates, with households whose students were exposed to agricultural videos in the classroom showing twice as much adoption rates than those who were not. We speculate that the joint decision-making process could be a constraint on adoption. Interestingly, the intervention had a greater effect on poorer households and those with more traditional values, indicating that strong family ties may be a pathway for the impact. The insights contribute to bridging the gap between behavioral economics and agricultural adoption, offering practical implications for sustainable agricultural development strategies. |
| Keywords: | Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344380 |
| By: | Rueda, Ximena |
| Abstract: | The global agri-food system is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and poses a significant threat to biodiversity. Private sector impact investment to support and encourage farmers to combat climate change and protect nature is rapidly increasing alongside calls to repurpose public agricultural subsidies. Globally, support to agricultural producers currently accounts for almost USD 540 billion a year, with potential for a redirection of this new money to farmers and landowners through "Paying for Nature" schemes. However, developing effective, efficient, and inclusive reward mechanisms presents challenges, requiring focused investment in innovation and learning. Common issues include defining practical metrics for outcomes and ensuring fair payment structures for all stakeholders. Solving these challenges demands serious investment in innovation and collaboration with farmers, communities, and local governments. Based on a literature review, this paper presents a series of proposals on how to design instruments that will require strong investment in innovation in the design and implementation of reward and compliance mechanisms, working closely with farmers, communities, and local governments to develop practical and relevant solutions. Attention must be paid to fairness, social equity, and achieving multiple environmental outcomes, such as biodiversity protection and water pollution prevention, while maintaining agricultural productivity. Targeted and well-funded interventions are essential, especially to support vulnerable rural communities facing climate change and biodiversity loss. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Finance |
| Date: | 2024–07–29 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344408 |
| By: | Lim, Kar Ho; Hu, Lijiao; Zheng, Yuqing; Wang, Lingxiao; Ollinger, Michael E. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Agricultural and Food Policy, Risk and Uncertainty |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343691 |
| By: | Maredia, Mywish K.; Njagi, Timothy; Tschirley, David L.; Wineman, Ayala Y.; Otwoma, Aisha; Bin Khaled, Muhammad Nahian; Fisher, Ian J.; Kirimi, Lilian; Reardon, Thomas A.; Bii, Hillary |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343629 |
| By: | Das, Nandini; Gupta, Anubhab; Majumder, Binoy; Das, Mahamitra; Muniappan, Rangaswamy |
| Abstract: | Farmers in low-income countries suffer from several challenges that prevent them from achieving higher yields and generating economic gains. Improved agricultural technology can help remove some of the existing obstacles to high agricultural productivity. This paper evaluates an agricultural intervention that provided groundnut farmers in rural Bangladesh with comprehensive recommendations on Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), and agronomical suggestions. Using reduced form econometric analyses, we assess the impact of the training program on input usage and yield. Our findings indicate that when farmers receive training on several technologies together, they tend to adopt only the lowcost ones, making such a training program less effective due to the non-adoption of the potentially more beneficial higher-cost technologies. We find significant changes (based on recommendations) in the usage of traditional inputs, but not in new ones. The adjustments in traditional inputs are easier to remember and cheaper to implement. We construct a simple model to show that the learning costs are high for new inputs, leading to selective adoption. Policy recommendations include simplifying complex training into manageable components and implementing strategies to reduce the learning costs associated with new inputs. |
| Keywords: | Farm Management, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| Date: | 2024–07–28 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344219 |
| By: | Agossadou, Arsene J.; De Marchi, Elisa; Restrepo, Brandon J.; Lim, Kar Ho; Kuchler, Fred; Nayga, Rodolfo M. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Marketing |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343886 |
| By: | Tilekeyev, Kanat |
| Abstract: | Russia's war in Ukraine caused a spike in basic food costs as well as agro-input prices (fuel, seeds, and fertilizer) in 2022. Fertilizer prices rose double on average compared to 2021, reducing farmer demand and import supply to Kyrgyzstan. Fuel costs increased, while market demand remained constant. Farmers had a seasonal diesel shortage in the second half of 2022. The financial market remained stable and lending in agriculture increased due to the stable interest rates for agricultural lending. Analysis of the four key food markets in Kyrgyzstan (wheat, sugar, potato and meat) demonstrated increase in prices under the external and internal factors - increased input prices, trade restrictions imposed by supply states, increased cost of logistics and growth of domestic production factors. The overall situation demonstrates that agriculture is undergoing a severe shock as a result of rising prices, which feeds into the cascade effect of rising prices. However, the country's population's consumer ability cannot keep up with price increases, resulting in a reduction in demand for more expensive foods. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2024–08–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344314 |
| By: | Maredia, Mywish K.; Olwande, John; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Mather, David; Mason-Wardell, Nicole M. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Security and Poverty, International Development |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343792 |
| By: | Hu, Jinhua; Mu, Fan; Jiang, Xinling; Wu, Zhong'an; Olasehinde, Toba; Fan, Yubing; Wang, Tong |
| Keywords: | Production Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343634 |
| By: | Tanner, Sophia; Wang, Ying; Pratt, Bryan; Bowman, Maria S.; Wallander, Steven; Lupi, Frank |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343746 |
| By: | Kwon, Daye; Liverpool-Tasie, Saweda; Reardon, Thomas A.; Mason-Wardell, Nicole M.; Tasie, Oyinkansola |
| Keywords: | International Development, Agricultural and Food Policy, Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343947 |
| By: | Narmandakh, Davaatseren; Marenya, Paswel; Opie, Hellen; Bett, Charles |
| Abstract: | In market-constrained environments such as those found in dryland agroecologies, farm families face the decision to self-provision for diet diversity through crop diversification or to specialize in a few crop (non-agriculture) enterprises based on market exchange. However, the latter strategy is constrained by the usual market access problems prevalent in rural Africa (especially in dryland geolocations). This study contributes to the ongoing development discourse and research by examining the welfare effects of greater market access and participation compared to farm production diversity in rural Kenya and Uganda. Using cross sectional data from 2, 398 households and three novel instrumental variables to isolate empirical correlates between market access and production diversity (as LHS variables) and diet diversity and food security, we find that both market participation and production diversity positively impact food security and welfare. One unit increase in farm production diversity is associated with a 20.8% increase in the value of food consumed from farm. In contrast, in villages with stronger market links, farm diversity significantly affects the value of food purchases. A 10% increase in sorghum market participation is associated with a small increase in household diet diversity (2.02%), the value of food purchases only in villages where there are limited grain market opportunities. A 10% market participation of sorghum is though associated with a 15% increases farm expenditure in villages with weak market links. However, in villages with stronger market links, market participation negatively affects food purchases. Promoting market participation alone may heighten inequality if market infrastructure is weak. |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty, International Development |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344362 |
| By: | Lacasse, Hannah; Buzas, Jeff; Zheng, Yuqing; Kolodinsky, Jane M.; Mark, Tyler B. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Consumer/Household Economics, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343736 |
| By: | Ciaian Pavel (European Commission - JRC) |
| Abstract: | "The application of stress tests, widely used in finance and engineering, to food supply chains and food security remains underexplored. As global crises, climate change and geopolitical disruptions increasingly threaten food systems, stress testing helps assess resilience, identify vulnerabilities and enhance preparedness. This report reviews 25 studies that have applied stress testing or analysed the impact of different disruption scenarios related to food supply chains and food security. It also outlines a potential methodological framework for future food security stress testing. Two main methodological approaches emerge: quantitative models, which provide more precise and measurable insights but involve trade-offs between model complexity and the scale, scope and detail of the food supply chain and food security dimensions they can cover; and qualitative, expert-based approaches, which offer broader, more holistic perspectives of food systems and food security but typically lack quantification. The report also discusses data issues, interdependencies, vulnerabilities, and the strengths and limitations of different stress tests. Given the constraints of quantitative models, a qualitative, expert-based approach, supported by quantitative data, could address more comprehensively the main components of food security. This could involve two expert groups – a technical expert group for analysis and a stakeholder expert group for sectoral insights – working iteratively to integrate expert judgement with empirical evidence to ensure more effective stress testing and policy formulation." |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ipt:iptwpa:jrc141669 |
| By: | Petersen, Thies; Denker, Tom; Koppenberg, Maximilian; Hirsch, Stefan |
| Keywords: | Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343692 |
| By: | Zheng, Yuqing; Lacasse, Hannah; Kolodinsky, Jane M.; Mark, Tyler B.; Buzas, Jeff; Whitehouse, Claire |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343804 |
| By: | Melkani, Aakanksha; Mieno, Taro; Hrozencik, Robert A.; Rimsaite, Renata; Brozovic, Nick |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy, Land Economics/Use |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344018 |
| By: | Zhou, Siwen; Berning, Joshua P.; Bonanno, Alessandro; Cleary, Rebecca; Gundersen, Craig G. |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty, Health Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343941 |
| By: | Bekele, Rahel Deribe; Jeuland, Marc; Munson, Dylan |
| Abstract: | Rural households in Ethiopia mainly depend on agriculture for their livelihood and most commonly use traditional biomass as their primary domestic energy source. Using data collected from 925 rural households and 3, 241 plots in four regions of Ethiopia, this study examines the determinants of fuel choice in rural Ethiopia, and the impact of biomass fuel scarcity on agricultural labor supply, yields, and returns, across the irrigation/dry, Meher, and Belg cropping seasons. We show that the shadow price of biomass energy sources, which are largely collected from the environment, and the market prices of charcoal and kerosene as well as indicators of wealth, are important determinants of households’ fuel choices. Our findings further indicate that the scarcity of biomass fuel, proxied by shadow price, has a negative and significant effect on agricultural labor supply in the irrigation and Belg seasons, which in turn affects yields and returns from agriculture. This suggests the importance of addressing domestic fuel scarcity alongside efforts to enhance agricultural productivity in rural areas, particularly when introducing interventions such as irrigation. |
| Keywords: | Consumer/Household Economics, Farm Management, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344395 |
| By: | Masters, William A.; Wallingford, Jessica K.; Herforth, Anna W.; Bai, Yan |
| Abstract: | Since 2020, measuring a population’s access to sufficient nutritious food for an active and healthy life has been done with a new metric known as the Cost and Affordability of Healthy Diets (CoAHD), computed annually for all countries by the World Bank and the FAO, and also used by researchers and national governments to track spatial and temporal variation within countries. This new kind of cost and affordability data measures food access using market prices of the least expensive locally available items that would meet nutritional criteria adopted by national governments, as summarized in a Healthy Diet Basket (HDB) level of intake balanced among six complementary food groups: starchy staples, vegetables, fruits, fats & oils, animal source foods, and legumes, nuts or seeds. CoAHD metrics reflect the definition of food security introduced during the World Food Summit of 1996, and complement earlier measures of global food security used by UN agencies and governments, which are the Prevalence of Undernourishment (PoU) based on total national availability and intake distribution of calories, and the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) based on survey data asking whether a household ran out of resources to acquire their usual diets. This paper briefly discusses the evolution of global food security measurement, then highlights updates to the methods used to compute CoAHD indicators and presents newly available CoAHD data obtained using this methodology and updated price data. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2024–08–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:345234 |
| By: | Michelson, Hope |
| Abstract: | Measurement is not only a way of describing complex realities; it can also transform them by influencing policies and interventions. We are privileged to live in a thrilling era of measurement innovation: new and better methods to deploy, and new ways of adapting familiar and proven apparatus to new problems and contexts. This paper explores how new measurement strategies are providing fresh insights into the circumstances of small-farm household worldwide and describes challenges that these techniques have yet to overcome. Because the small farm sector plays a crucial role in global food security, global value chains and rural livelihoods, understanding its conditions and dynamics is a persistent focus of policymakers and researchers. I discuss how satellite-based assessments of crop yields, tree cover, temperature, and rainfall, laboratory measures of soil and agricultural input quality, GPS-based plot area calculations, labor activity trackers, and high- frequency household surveys conducted via cellular phones are providing improved understanding of fundamental dimensions of small farms and agrarian households. I identify important gaps in what is currently measured, discuss challenges related to implementing and interpreting new measures, and argue that new measurement strategies can be combined effectively with continued sustained investment for traditional “analog measures” – the household and farm surveys that remain fundamental for data collection in low-income countries. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344354 |
| By: | Villacis, Alexis H.; Tabe-Ojong, Martin Paul; Bruns, Selina; Ortega, David L.; Mishra, Ashok K. |
| Keywords: | International Development, Labor and Human Capital, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343543 |
| By: | Crespo, Daniel; Nemati, Mehdi; Dinar, Ariel; Frankel, Zachary; Halberg, Nick |
| Keywords: | Risk and Uncertainty, Agricultural and Food Policy, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343879 |
| By: | Zhang, Yumei; Wang, Jingjing; Fan, Shenggen |
| Abstract: | Transforming diets is critical for sustainable food systems. While there have been increasing global discourses on healthy and sustainable diets, national and local actions often remain limited. This paper addresses this gap by focusing on China, the world’s largest developing country. We examine the specific challenges of defining healthy and sustainable diets for the Chinese population by considering regional dietary cultures, affordability, and environmental impact. We analyze how policy interventions, including both supply and consumer-side strategies, can promote the transition towards such diets. The findings can offer valuable lessons for other developing countries facing similar challenges. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344342 |
| By: | Chepeliev, Maksym; Golub, Alla; Van Der Mensbrugghe, Dominique; Cao, Peiyu; Diniz Oliveira, Thais; Gonzalez Fischer, Carlos; Herrero, Mario; Mason-D'Croz, Daniel |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343875 |
| By: | Beniwal, Ezaboo; Kishore, Avinash |
| Abstract: | Over the past few decades Agricultural irrigation in South Asia has emerged to be dominantly groundwater sourced. The size and structure of a region’s groundwater economy is closely intertwined with its energy economy. Until only a few years ago, diesel was the main source of energy for groundwater irrigation in the region while farmers in the rest of South Asia had access to subsidized or free electricity to operate their pumps. With rapid improvements in rural energy supply, this energy-divide is now disappearing. This has potential to change the area’s groundwater energy nexus. Farmers in Bihar, a populous state of India, have installed more than 200 thousand electric pumps for irrigation since 2015. We use data from a representative sample of 1440 farmers from the state to assess the pattern of electrification of groundwater irrigation and its impact on pump ownership, water markets, and water use in agriculture. Electrification of irrigation is skewed towards west and south Bihar. On average, electric pump owners have smaller landholdings than diesel pump owners and they charge significantly lower irrigation fees from water buyers. However, three out of four pump owners report not selling water from their pumps. Farmers using electric pumps—owned or rented—irrigate their crops more intensively and have higher cropping intensity. Near free electricity for irrigation may undermine the fiscal and environmental sustainability of the irrigation led agricultural growth in Bihar. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344383 |
| By: | Yismaw, Habtamu; Troost, Christian; Berger, Thomas |
| Abstract: | This study simulates the economic effects of acacia diseases on smallholder farmers in the Upper Nile basin of the Ethiopian highlands, utilizing agent-based simulation analysis. Acacia, introduced in the 1990s, has become integral to the local agroforestry, enhancing soil fertility and providing significant economic benefits. However, recent outbreaks of acacia diseases threaten these gains. Our simulations suggest that income effects will be severe if the diseases make acacia production completely unprofitable. If interventions like fungicide applications and genetically robust seedlings are able to effectively counteract the diseases, acacia production will remain profitable even with the increased costs to apply these measures. However, they will most likely only partly compensate for the income losses, especially because of an expected delay until they can be introduced. The remaining income loss will still be substantial within the first 4-8 years after the disease outbreak. Our findings emphasize the necessity of timely and strategic management practices to support agricultural resilience. The study underscores the importance of innovative agricultural practices and targeted interventions to enhance the financial sustainability of smallholder farmers facing environmental challenges. Further research is needed to explore the role of acacia in soil fertility improvement, its impact on subsequent crop yields, potentially exacerbating interaction effects with interannual crop yield and price variability, and a detailed representation of livestock production activities. Additionally, the potential of off-farm work as an adaptation strategy warrants deeper investigation. |
| Keywords: | Farm Management, Land Economics/Use, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344393 |
| By: | Ayinde, Opeyemi E.; Oloyede, Adeola O.; Miranda, Mario J.; Omotesho, Kemi; Ayinde, Kayode; Ayinde, Love J. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Finance, Financial Economics, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343827 |
| By: | Khera, Kartik; Büchele, Manfred; Büchele, Felix; Neuwald, Daniel Alexandre |
| Abstract: | With the increasing global demand for renewable energy, the challenge is identifying sustainable solutions´ avoiding land use conflicts. This study explores the potential of agrophotovoltaic (APV) systems, integrating photovoltaics with fruit production to simultaneously address energy generation and food production challenges. Focusing on the fruit orchards in Himachal Pradesh, India, a modelling study demonstrates the economic viability of APV systems, with relatively fast Return on Investment (ROI) of 5.3 and 5.9 years for cherry and apple production, respectively. The APV model, combining solar PV and fruit farms, is designed for a 1-hectare area. The dual use structure optimizes sunlight exposure while facilitating traditional agricultural practices. The financial analysis reveals substantial profits from fruit production and energy sales, contributing to the economic sustainability of APV. The study emphasizes the potential for increased farmer income, enhanced grid reliability, and rural electrification. Considering the unique challenges Himachal Pradesh faces, including cultivating apples and cherries of inferior quality, the paper recommends adopting innovative approaches. By harnessing solar power through APV, farmers can improve fruit quality, increase revenue, and contribute to a more sustainable and widespread energy distribution. This study is a foundation for future experimental verification and broader implementation of APV systems in diverse agricultural landscapes. |
| Keywords: | Community/Rural/Urban Development, Farm Management |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344374 |
| By: | Barrett, Christopher B.; Gόmez, Miguel I. |
| Abstract: | The need for agrifood systems transformation to improve economic, environmental, equity and health outcomes is widely recognized. Attention typically focuses on changing farming practices, consumers’ dietary choices, or both. Midstream agrifood value chain actors, who intermediate between primary producers and food consumers, too often get overlooked. This paper explains the importance of inducing midstream agrifood value chain actors to become active agents of agrifood systems transformation, discusses policy tools that can accelerate needed changes, and highlights key topics for future research. |
| Keywords: | Supply Chain |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344330 |
| By: | Moreira Barreto De Oliveira, Abdinardo; Calil, Yuri Clements Daglia; Ribera, Luis A.; Landivar-Bowles, Juan |
| Keywords: | Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Crop Production/Industries, Farm Management |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343914 |
| By: | Sarker, Rakhal |
| Abstract: | Canada has developed a multi-layered whole farm-based support program in the new Millennium. Support payments received by farmers, however, can alter their investment portfolio and contribute to risk-balancing behaviour. Does risk-balancing exist in Ontario agriculture? This question is addressed in this paper using microdata data for the grain and oilseed sector in Ontario. Our empirical results revealed that support payments received during the study period reduced business risk for small and medium farms, but not for large grain and oilseed farms in Ontario. While the results from correlation analysis revealed that all grain and oilseed farms in Ontario are significant risk-balancers, the results from the fixed effect panel regression analysis demonstrate that there is evidence of risk-balancing for the medium grain and oilseed farms in Ontario during the study period. The results also reveal that the presence of risk-balancing does not pose any problem for future growth of this sector or the long-term sustainability of farm support programs. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Agricultural Finance, Risk and Uncertainty |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344398 |
| By: | Franco Da Silveira, Rodrigo Lanna; Davoli Alvarenga, Mayara; Luna, Ivette; Coltri, Priscila Pereira; Gonçalves, Renata Ribeiro Do Valle; Torres, Guilherme Almussa Leite |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Finance, Farm Management, Financial Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343570 |
| By: | Akter, Sonia |
| Abstract: | This study introduces a new concept and framework called Climate Resilient Development for Agriculture (CRDA). Unlike Climate Resilient Agriculture (CRA), which focuses solely on adjusting farming practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and maintain agricultural production in the face of climate change, CRDA takes a more comprehensive approach by integrating a development perspective. Its goal is to leverage synergies among actions, programs, and policies to achieve climate change mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development goals while also addressing climate change-induced loss and damage. The CRDA framework outlines potential pathways leading to either high or low CRDA futures and emphasizes the importance of gender equality in its structure. Additionally, the study highlights the potential for actions under the CRDA framework to either exacerbate or mitigate gender disparities and proposes five crucial actions that can contribute to a gender-inclusive and climate-resilient future for the agriculture sector. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344227 |
| By: | Aina, Ifedotun V.; Thiam, Djiby; Narita, Daiju; Afego, Pyemo; Dinar, Ariel |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343812 |
| By: | Wang, Yixuan; Desai, Saumya; Kemmerling, Leonie; Trmcic, Aljosa; Wiedmann, Martin; Adalja, Aaron A. |
| Keywords: | Marketing, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343665 |
| By: | Cisse, Abdoulaye; de Janvry, Alain; Ferguson, Joel; Gonzalez-Navarro, Marco; Mbaye, Samba; Sadoulet, Elisabeth; Syll, Mame Mor Anta |
| Abstract: | Expanding irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa is widely viewed as a promising strategy for closing yield gaps and enhancing resilience to climate change. Drawing on more than 3, 000 satellite images over a 30-year period, we examine the impact of irrigation infrastructure development in the Senegal River Valley. We find that cultivation rates increase substantially following irrigation project completion. Cultivation rates are remarkably stable at around 25 percentage points above pre-irrigation levels for the first 20 years, and trend even higher from years 20 to 25. Moreover, we show that crops cultivated on irrigated land are significantly less sensitive to both positive and negative temperature shocks, underscoring the role of irrigation in climate adaptation. Despite these aggregate gains, we document considerable heterogeneity in project outcomes, with intermittent land use remaining widespread. To shed light on these patterns, we complement the satellite analysis with farmer survey data, which point to persistent water access constraints as a key barrier to continuous cultivation—constraints that cannot be resolved solely through individual farmer action. |
| Keywords: | 4404 Development Studies (for-2020), 44 Human Society (for-2020), Clinical Research (rcdc), 13 Climate Action (sdg), 15 Life on Land (sdg), 1402 Applied Economics (for), Development Studies (science-metrix), 3801 Applied economics (for-2020), 4404 Development studies (for-2020) |
| Date: | 2026–02–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cdl:agrebk:qt0p46j17d |
| By: | Zhou, Pei; Jaenicke, Edward C.; Fan, Linlin; Liu, Yizao; Vecchi, Martina; Park, Sihyun |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343695 |
| By: | Mr. Christopher S Adam; Prabhmeet Kaur Matta |
| Abstract: | While Uganda has been exposed to an increase in the frequency of extreme weather events— most commonly localised flooding, leeching and mudslides associated with increased intensity of rainfall – changes in the aggregate level patterns of rainfall and temperature have been relatively modest and have evolved relatively slowly. As a consequence, it is unsurprising that conventionally measured weather variation appears to have a modest impact on food prices at the aggregate level. Instead, this paper uses highly granular earth-observation weather data in combination with spatially disaggregated price data to examine the impact of spatial and temporal variability in rainfall and temperature on the short-run price dynamics of domestically produced staple food crops in Uganda. We find that measures of weather variability computed across the agricultural cycle do impact the evolution of prices for locally-produced agricultural commodities, but the estimated effects are fragile and relatively small. Hence, a failure to reflect these effects in near-term forecasting to inform inflation models is unlikely to lead to significantly larger forecast errors. |
| Keywords: | Inflation; food prices; weather; earth-observation data; machine learning |
| Date: | 2025–11–21 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2025/244 |
| By: | Adeyanju, Dolapo; Ejima, Joseph; Balana, Bedru; Mburu, John |
| Abstract: | This study addresses the gap in understanding the impact of agribusiness empowerment programmes on youth business performance in developing countries, taking the case of the ENABLE-TAAT programme in Kenya and Uganda. A multistage sampling technique was used in obtaining primary agribusiness-level data from a sample of 1003 young agripreneurs from the study countries. An Endogenous Treatment Effect Regression (ETER) model was used to identify factors influencing programme participation and impact on youth agribusiness performance. Results show that marital status, agribusiness experience, asset value, credit access, residence, prior programme awareness, and perception were the key determinants of participation. The ETER results chow that participation in the programme significantly increased youth’s agribusiness income by 7 percent and food security by 76 percent, with participants having higher asset value than non-participants. Based on these findings, we suggest policy interventions or programmes focusing on youth agribusiness empowerment, particularly those that target young actors along different agricultural value chains. We also suggest interventions geared towards mitigating constraints to credit access by young agripreneurs to ease barriers to working capital and business innovation. To increase access and participation, we recommend strategies to improve youth perception and raise awareness of these programmes. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344394 |
| By: | Rabiee, Elaheh; Shanoyan, Aleksan; Hobbs, Lonnie; Aldrich, Greg; Bailey, Katelyn |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Marketing, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343722 |
| By: | Islam, Didarul; Davis, George; Gupta, Anubhab; Okrent, Abigail |
| Abstract: | This study finds that even though people spend a larger share of their food budget on food away from home (FAFH), it does not necessarily mean they gain higher welfare from FAFH relative to its budget. By investigating the impact of price changes of food at home (FAH) and FAFH on consumer welfare over time, we find that FAH price increases lead to more significant and volatile welfare losses compared to changes in FAFH prices, especially during economic crises like COVID-19. Using the Linear Approximate Almost Ideal Demand System (LA/AIDS) model within an aggregate demand system consisting of nine categories, we show that price changes in FAH and FAFH primarily affect their own categories, with minimal cross-category impacts. Despite the trend towards higher FAFH spending share, loss in total consumer welfare is more sensitive to FAH price change. The findings from our paper have implications for policymakers aiming to mitigate the adverse effects of price instability in various food categories. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Agricultural Finance, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024–07–28 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344220 |
| By: | Kane, Diamilatou; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob; Bauchet, Jonathan; Gulati, Kajal |
| Keywords: | Consumer/Household Economics, International Development, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343939 |
| By: | Amankwah, Akuffo |
| Abstract: | This paper uses two waves of nationally representative household-level panel data to examine the welfare effects of agricultural productivity in rural Tanzania. Four measures of productivity and ten indicators of welfare, including multidimensional welfare, are considered. Econometric procedures that take into account potential endogeneity resulting from omitted variables bias are employed. The results show welfare-enhancing effects of agricultural productivity, though the elasticities are marginal, requiring potentially large productivity growth for substantial welfare impact. The analysis of the linkage between productivity growth and welfare transition shows that households that experience growth in productivity are more likely to make welfare-enhancing transitions. Policies that allow for expanding households access to durable goods and agricultural capital, investment in irrigation and erosion control facilities, improving households access to agricultural extension services with the needed know-how, as well as ensuring favorable biophysical environment, are vital for sustained productivity growth. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Food Security and Poverty, International Development |
| Date: | 2024–08–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344252 |
| By: | Cabrini, Silvina; Olemberg, Demián; Cristeche, Estela; Pace, Ignacio; Amaro, Ignacio Benito |
| Abstract: | Climate change poses a challenge to agri-food systems. Recognizing the need for emission reduction, the European Union (EU) is contemplating the integration of the agricultural sector into formal carbon pricing mechanisms. This study employs the CLIMTRADE model to assess the potential consequences of a EU's carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on beef trade for Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. The model considers a baseline bilateral trade matrix, emission intensities, international transport emissions, and potential carbon prices, resulting in the corresponding impacts on imports and exports, depending on the scenario considered. The results indicate that imposing a carbon tax within the EU leads to reduced beef imports, increased domestic prices, and potential carbon leakage. However, deploying a CBAM could mitigate carbon leakage and further reduce emissions. This study contributes to the discussion on the consequences for livestock production in South America of the advancement of emission reduction policies in agriculture driven by developed countries and their implications for the configuration of international trade. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, International Relations/Trade |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344399 |
| By: | Philippe Boyer (Académie d'Agriculture de France); Jean-Pierre Butault (INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement) |
| Abstract: | This article proposes an intra-European comparison of the breakdown of consumption expenditure on agrifood products into values added induced for the different branches, taxes and imports. It focuses in particular on the level of the share of agriculture in this consumption, alongwith its determinants. This study makes use of the calculations first proposed by W. Leontief, tailored to the available data (Eurostat input-output tables), and builds upon two measures which already exist at national level: the "euro alimentaire" in France, and the "food dollar" in the USA. The results show that those countries with high imports and high taxes stand apart from those countries where the distribution of consumption expenditure is more favourable towards value added. Countries also vary in the way this value added is distributed between the trade and service sectors, on the one hand, and agriculture and the agrifood processing industry, on the other. In France, compared with other European nations, the breakdown of expenditure is fairly favourable to value added, while the share taken by agriculture is close to the European mean. |
| Abstract: | L'article propose une comparaison européenne de la répartition de la dépense de consommation de produits agroalimentaires en valeurs ajoutées induites dans les différentes branches, taxes et importations. Il étudie plus particulièrement le niveau de la part de l'agriculture dans cette consommation ainsi que ses déterminants. L'étude, fondée sur les calculs initiés par W. Leontief, adaptés aux données disponibles (tableaux entrées-sorties d'Eurostat), enrichit les deux approches nationales de même nature existantes : l'« euro alimentaire » en France et le « food dollar » aux États-Unis. Les résultats montrent que les pays plus importateurs et à fortes taxes se distinguent de ceux où le partage de la dépense de consommation est plus favorable aux valeurs ajoutées. Les pays se distinguent également selon la répartition de ces valeurs ajoutées entre commerce et services d'une part, agriculture et industrie agroalimentaire d'autre part. En France, relativement à d'autres pays européens, le partage de la dépense est plutôt favorable aux valeurs ajoutées, avec une part de l'agriculture proche de la moyenne. Abstract -This article proposes an intra-European comparison of the breakdown of consumption expenditure on agrifood products into values added induced for the different branches, taxes and imports. It focuses in particular on the level of the share of agriculture in this consumption, alongwith its determinants. This study makes use of the calculations first proposed by W. Leontief, tailored to the available data (Eurostat input-output tables), and builds upon two measures which already exist at national level: the "euro alimentaire" in France, and the "food dollar" in the USA. The results show that those countries with high imports and high taxes stand apart from those countries where the distribution of consumption expenditure is more favourable towards value added. Countries also vary in the way this value added is distributed between the trade and service sectors, on the one hand, and agriculture and the agrifood processing industry, on the other. In France, compared with other European nations, the breakdown of expenditure is fairly favourable to value added, while the share taken by agriculture is close to the European mean. |
| Keywords: | agricultural income, input output tables and input output analysis, food supply chain, value added, revenu agricole, filière agroalimentaire, tableaux entrées-sorties et analyse entrées-sorties, valeur ajoutée |
| Date: | 2025–10–17 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05297476 |
| By: | Joaquin Ameller (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Sophie Drogué (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Kaleab Baye (AAU - Addis Ababa University); Marie-Josephe Amiot (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Noora Kanerva (Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki); Agnes Le Port (UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Marinel Hoffman (University of Pretoria [South Africa]); Abdelrahman Lubowa (MAK - Makerere University [Kampala, Ouganda]); Gaston Ampe (MAK - Makerere University [Kampala, Ouganda]); Mikael Fogelholm (Helsingin yliopisto = Helsingfors universitet = University of Helsinki); Natalia Rosa-Sibakov (VTT Technical Res. Ctr. of Finland Ltd) |
| Abstract: | In 2023, between 713 and 757 million people experienced hunger globally, with Sub-Saharan Africa facing a prevalence of undernourishment at 20.4%. This study addresses the nutritional challenges affecting vulnerable groups, particularly women and young children, in eight African cities by modelling nutritionally adequate, economically affordable, and culturally acceptable diets. Our goal is to provide optimised diets for future consideration in food based national dietary guidelines for Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. We employ a mathematical programming approach to optimise diets, in order to achieve nutrient adequacy with minimal changes to current consumption patterns, under a budget constraint. The results show that nutritionally adequate diets are possible but often require dietary shifts, including increased intake of vegetables, fruits, and legumes, while moderately reducing the intake of cereals and, to a lesser extent, roots and tubers. Affordability remains a key constraint, some cities face larger tradeoffs than others, reflecting different levels of dietary diversity and purchasing power. Our discussion highlights the trade-off between cultural acceptability and economic affordability, suggesting that higher budgets may facilitate easier acceptance of dietary changes. Consequently, a focus on minimising food expenditures alone could compromise diet suitability by neglecting cultural acceptability. Lastly, we recommend a multifaceted policy approach to enhance frameworks for both demand and supply sides to achieve healthier diets. |
| Keywords: | Mathematical programming, Health and welfare, Diet affordability, Africa, Diet optimisation |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05299244 |
| By: | Baumüller, Heike; Kornher, Lukas |
| Abstract: | SMS-enabled surveys are gaining traction as a rapid, low-cost means of monitoring food security situations as part of early warning systems. However, such surveys run the risk of yielding biased results, given that mobile phones are more prevalent among young, urban and wealthier populations. To assess the suitability of SMS-enabled surveys for food security monitoring, we conducted monthly surveys of 2000 respondents across Uganda over the course of one year. A filtering approach was used to ensure a representative sample. We evaluate the validity of the data by triangulating the responses with high-frequency data from our own face to-face household surveys as well as externally collected phone survey data. The analysis suggests that SMS-based surveys can be a promising tool to measure changes in food security status over time, but they perform less well with regard to measuring the actual food security status. Responses related to the general food situation (rather than dietary diversity, food consumption or market prices) emerged as the most reliable indicator. Using different scenarios, we assess implications of changes in the sample composition and size for the results. Even biased samples, e.g. in terms of gender, location or age, show comparable trends, but a minimum sample size is required to obtain valid results. |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344389 |
| By: | Capitani, Daniel H D; Mattos, Fabio L.; Cruz, Jose Cesar; Silva, Renato Moraes; Franco Da Silveira, Rodrigo Lanna |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis, Agricultural Finance |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343571 |
| By: | Johnson, David R.; Bahalou Horeh, Marziyeh; Liu, Jing; Zuidema, Shan; Chepeliev, Maksym; Hertel, Thomas W. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Land Economics/Use |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343944 |
| By: | Marco Duarte; Meilin Ma; Francisco Scott |
| Abstract: | We leverage a fire outbreak that caused a large but temporary capacity loss at the largest U.S. beef packer to study how firm conduct shapes the pass-through of supply disruptions along the supply chain. Despite evidence of industry-wide increases in processing costs, retail prices for the affected packer’s products fell. To rationalize this pattern, we develop a model of bilateral retailer-packer bargaining that accounts for reliability of product delivery. The model highlights how disruptions alter bargaining leverage and shift margins between buyer and seller. Counterfactual simulations demonstrate that the sign and magnitude of pass-through are highly sensitive to the magnitude of capacity loss and perceived reliability. |
| Keywords: | cost pass-through; supply chain disruptions; Beef cattle; Meat processing |
| JEL: | Q14 Q18 L13 D81 |
| Date: | 2025–11–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:fip:fedkrw:102167 |
| By: | Fernández, Francisco J.; Vásquez-Lavín, Felipe; Rivera, Diego; Hernández, Francisco; Bopp, Carlos; Campos-Requena, Nélyda; Ponce, Roberto D. |
| Abstract: | A tariff is a crucial tool for managing rural water supply services. It helps cover the costs of operation, maintenance, and repair, ensuring the sustainability of these services. Unfortunately, due to suboptimal tariff structures, rural water systems lack the financial liquidity to handle unforeseen events. This puts them in a difficult position, especially with the increasing water demand and resource scarcity driven by climate change. Therefore, adjusting the current tariff settings is necessary to achieve financial and operational sustainability, balancing cost recovery with other social, economic, and environmental objectives. This study aims to determine how pricing components, such as fixed charges and variable costs, influence consumer acceptability of different tariff systems. Using a choice experiment, we evaluated Chilean rural water consumers' preferences for different tariff schemes. The results show that individuals are highly conservative regarding the price structure. Participants preferred maintaining existing tariffs, consistently favoring the status quo over alternative tariff structures. Significantly, the likelihood of selecting a new tariff structure is influenced more by alterations in the variable component than by changes in the fixed price of water. These findings provide valuable insights for achieving a balanced and sustainable approach to rural water management and help policy designs. |
| Keywords: | Community/Rural/Urban Development, Consumer/Household Economics, Demand and Price Analysis |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344377 |
| By: | Towe, Charles A.; Liu, Pengfei; Meyer, Natalie; Dang, Ruirui |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Farm Management, Community/Rural/Urban Development |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343842 |
| By: | Hazrana, Jaweriah; Mishra, Ashok K. |
| Abstract: | This study examines the impact of droughts on intra-household food consumption, diet diversity, and nutrition. The study provides a unique and nuanced understanding of how droughts affect the food consumption and nutrition of men, women, and children within a household. We use panel data from a nationally representative survey in Bangladesh. Findings show that after a drought, individuals spend 4.6% less on food and consume 3.4% fewer calories, 3.3% less protein, and 4.7% less fat. However, the effect is not homogeneous across all household members. Women and children, the most vulnerable groups, experience a greater shortfall in food consumption and nutrients than men. Furthermore, droughts lead to a less balanced household diet, characterized by reduced consumption of nutrient-rich animal-source and plant-based foods and increased reliance on cereals. Policymakers could support targeted interventions for vulnerable individuals to access adequate nutrition during climatic stress. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024–07–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:345099 |
| By: | Agossadou, Arsene J.; McCallum, Chloe; Siegrist, Michael; Finger, Robert; Nayga, Rodolfo M. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343877 |
| By: | Nalley, Lawton Lanier; Tack, Jesse; Durand-Morat, Alvaro; Pede, Valerien O.; Dikitanan, Rowell C. |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty, International Development, Productivity Analysis |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343588 |
| By: | Nouve, Yawotse; Zheng, Yuqing; Zhao, Shuoli; Kaiser, Harry M.; Dong, Diansheng |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis, Consumer/Household Economics, Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343798 |
| By: | Tan, Fuli; Wang, Jingjing; De Steur, Hans; Fan, Shenggen |
| Keywords: | Marketing, Consumer/Household Economics, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344020 |
| By: | Owen, Dave; Dahlke, Helen E; Fisher, Andrew T; Bruno, Ellen; Kiparsky, Michael |
| Abstract: | Increasing water demands and declining groundwater levels have led to rising interest in managed aquifer recharge. That interest is growing in the United States-the focus of this article-and elsewhere. Increasing interest makes sense; managed aquifer recharge can reduce water-supply challenges and provide environmental benefits, sometimes with lower costs than alternative water-management approaches. But managed aquifer recharge also faces growing pains, which will make it difficult for projects to scale up and may limit the benefits provided by those projects that do go forward. Some of the problems arise from the challenges of finding physically suitable locations for managed aquifer recharge; many derive from economics, public policy, and law; and some derive from ways in which managed aquifer recharge could exacerbate traditional equity challenges of water management. But as we explain, there also are potential solutions to these challenges, and the future success of managed aquifer recharge will likely depend on the extent to which these solutions are adopted. |
| Keywords: | 3707 Hydrology (for-2020), 37 Earth Sciences (for-2020), 3705 Geology (for-2020), Water Supply (mesh), United States (mesh), Groundwater (mesh), Conservation of Water Resources (mesh), Groundwater (mesh), Water Supply (mesh), United States (mesh), Conservation of Water Resources (mesh), 0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience (for), 0799 Other Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences (for), Environmental Engineering (science-metrix), 3707 Hydrology (for-2020), 3709 Physical geography and environmental geoscience (for-2020) |
| Date: | 2025–11–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cdl:agrebk:qt4827d28v |
| By: | Lee, Jacob W.; Elliott, Brendan; Lam, Aaron; Gupta, Neha; Wilson, Norbert L.W.; Collins, Leslie M.; Mainsah, Boyla |
| Keywords: | Research Methods/Statistical Methods, Agricultural and Food Policy, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343814 |
| By: | Michels, Jacob; Zereyesus, Yacob; Beghin, John |
| Abstract: | We compute corrections for sedentary behavior in physical activity levels (PALs) and incorporate them along with corrections for over estimation of basal metabolic rates (BMRs) into threshold caloric intakes, known as Minimum Dietary Energy Requirements (MDERs). Using these modified MDERs, we compute new estimates of food insecure populations using USDA-ERS International Food Security Assessment (IFSA) model for the 83 countries covered by IFSA for 2023. We compute moderate upward biases in the FAO’s MDERs due to sedentarism of 3.52% or 57.49 kcal a day, leading to an average of 1720 caloric MDER, which translate to reductions in the estimate of food insecure population of 71.3 million in the 83 IFSA countries. With both BMR and PAL corrections, the MDER falls to 1638 kcal on average and the food insecure population estimate falls by 173.6 million. Relative to USDA-ERS’ 2100-calorie threshold estimating 1.056 billion food-insecure, the 1638 kcal per capita per day accounting for BMR and PAL corrections would result in 711.7 million reductions. Robustness checks using a lognormal distribution approach with FAO data confirm similar large responses of food insecure population estimates to the MDER corrections for the same countries. Beyond the correction for systematic upward bias, estimating more precise MDERs will lead to more precise food insecure estimates. |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2024–07–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:345098 |
| By: | Borisova, Tatiana; Litkowski, Carrie L.; Law, Jonathan M.; Subedi, Dipak; Ghimire, Monika |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Finance |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343949 |
| By: | Benami, Elinor; Bell, Anne; Messer, Kent D.; Zhang, Wei; Cecil, Michael |
| Abstract: | In 2022, the U.S. authorized one of the single largest investments in the history of agri- environmental programs worldwide. Among its provisions, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 directed $3billion (bn) in funding for the new Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC) to promote climate-smart agricultural practices and markets across the country. Additionally, the IRA directed another $11bn to the historically oversubscribed Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), and nearly $5bn to the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). This manuscript evaluates the PCSC’s added value compared to these existing programs and extracts lessons from their implementation. Using administrative data and program design documents, we assess and compare the structures and investments of each program, focusing on support for Historically Underserved Producers (HUPs). We find that past funding through EQIP, CSP, and RCPP primarily benefited states with more producers, and nearly 40% of the funds obligated in existing conservation programs supported practices that USDA already classified as climate- smart. Despite progress in enrolling more HUPs, retaining them requires addressing the disproportionate share of canceled and terminated contracts occurring among these groups. Furthermore, the shift towards partnership-style initiatives across conservation programs could enhance the impact and cost-effectiveness of funding, as well as it may unlock opportunities for Copyright 2024 by Elinor Benami, Anne Bell, Kent D. Messer, Wei Zhang, and Michael Cecil. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. more tailored agreements, particularly for tribal communities. Prior monitoring, reporting, and evaluation methods used in these programs often focus on the numbers of producers served, dollars obligated, contracts issued, or acreage covered paired with physical models used to estimate program impact. To make effective use of this unprecedented infusion of funding into conservation agriculture, however, we suggest novel, state-of-the-art evaluation techniques. Such techniques include deploying randomized experiments and leveraging project-relevant geospatial data merged with program administrative information to generate rigorous impact evaluation on producer behaviors within these programs as well as their corresponding economic and environmental impacts In so doing, this funding offers the chance to help build the evidence-base for strategic use of future conservation funding as well as help de-risk future investments for other types of financial services—thereby accelerating the transformation to sustainable agri- food systems in the US and beyond. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Public Economics, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344333 |
| By: | Balasubramanya, Soumya |
| Abstract: | In recent years, policy discourse in South Asia has increasingly focused on reducing pressure on groundwater use in irrigated agriculture and reducing irrigation energy subsidies, while also not making farmers worse off. In an environment where pricing water and energy is administratively and politically challenging, much hope is placed on the widespread adoption of irrigation technologies that improve irrigation efficiency. This paper highlights knowledge gaps in this discourse, to identify avenues where research could inform evidence-based decision-making. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344327 |
| By: | Hertel, Thomas W. |
| Abstract: | In a series of highly cited papers over the period 2009 – 2023, earth system scientists have identified a set of nine planetary boundaries that must not be breached if we wish to avoid catastrophic consequences for nature and humanity. These range from well-mixed, global boundaries, such as climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions, to localized limits on freshwater availability and reactive nitrogen entering the environment. Recent estimates by Richardson et al. (2023), suggest that four of the nine planetary boundaries have already been breached. The food system is a key driver of all four exceedances and therefore must play a key role in any solutions. However, the establishment of these boundaries and the analysis of potential solutions has often been devoid of economic considerations. Furthermore, in the case of several of these planetary boundaries, limited attention has been given to the economic policies that might allow society to address them, as well as the likely synergies and tradeoffs across economic policies targeted to individual objectives. This paper seeks to bring further economic analysis to bear on the quantitative assessment of global and local economic policies aimed at respecting these planetary boundaries, concluding with six lessons to inform future research on this topic. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, International Development, International Relations/Trade, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344346 |
| By: | Areef, Mulla; Radha, Yanamadala; Rajeswari, Seelam |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the welfare implications of traditional versus modern value chains on agricultural households in India, used a national representative farm-level dataset (NSSO-SAS) with 44, 770 agricultural households. Employing a multinomial endogenous switching regression (MESR) approach, our findings underscore the pivotal role of cultivation income, constituting 56.23% in adult equivalent terms, surpassing wages income (22.46%) among households engaged in both traditional and modern marketing channels. Moreover, households engaging in both traditional and modern marketing channels exhibit a remarkable 80 percent increase in overall household income compared to non-participating counterparts. Intriguingly, a noteworthy 19.57% savings from monthly income per adult is observed after fulfilling consumption expenditure needs. Those adopting a synergistic blend of traditional and modern channels experience a commendable 13 percent surge in monthly consumption expenditure compared to non-participating peers. These results underscore the significant benefits of diversifying marketing channels within the agricultural sector. Given these trends, advocating for policies promoting such diversification becomes imperative to enhance the well-being of agricultural households in India. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344385 |
| By: | Bhagyashree, Katare; Yenerall, Jacqueline; Zhao, Shuoli; Wang, Xuejian |
| Abstract: | Technological advancements, such as online grocery shopping, have significantly transformed consumer retail environments and experiences. Effectively studying consumer behavior in these new environments requires the use of novel methodological approaches, which will also aid in the development of interventions to encourage healthy and sustainable consumption. This paper begins by providing an overview of the current literature on novel approaches to analyzing consumer behavior. To contribute to this literature, the paper also examines consumer decision-making pathways within online grocery shopping platforms. Specifically, the paper focuses on exploring the consumers' digital footprints, such as page visits, product additions and removals, and interactions with information labels to identify patterns and interests in consumer responses to healthy and sustainable consumption. The study investigates potential heterogeneities in consumers’ socio-demographics and attitudes, aiming to provide insights for shaping online shopping environments to promote healthy and sustainable food choices. Findings highlight the potential benefits of integrating consumer search tracking data with environment design to facilitate informed and conscious food choices. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344348 |
| By: | Al Abbasi, Al Amin; Begum, Ismat Ara; Saha, Subrata; Alam, Mohammad J. |
| Keywords: | Labor and Human Capital, Agricultural and Food Policy, Community/Rural/Urban Development |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343831 |
| By: | Bhagowalia, Priya; Chandna, Arjita |
| Abstract: | This study examines the association between women’s income and household nutrition using the India Human Development Survey (2005, 2011). Assuming that the household head and his/her spouse are the primary members who influence household nutrition, we explore the association between the primary woman’s income as a share of the total income of the primary couple, with household nutrition and diet diversity. The results show that the primary woman’s income share has a positive and significant association with household calorie intake especially with calories obtained from carbohydrates, but a significant negative association with calories from fats and no association with calories obtained from protein. Additionally, the positive association of the primary woman’s income share with household calorie intake is weaker in the presence of other educated women that have specific hierarchical relationship with the primary woman. The study thus underscores the importance of women’s relative bargaining power in improving household nutrition. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, International Development |
| Date: | 2024–08–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344312 |
| By: | Zhou, Pei; Zheng, Yuqing; Kaiser, Harry M.; Gomez, Miguel I.; Wang, Lingxiao; Dong, Diansheng |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343958 |
| By: | Majeed, Fahd; Khanna, Madhu; Mwebaze, Paul; McCall, James; Waechter, Katy; Jia, Mengqi; Peng, Bin; Miao, Ruiqing; Kaiyu, Guan; Macknick, Jordan |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343890 |
| By: | Miao, Yiyuan; Swallow, Brent M.; Goddard, Ellen W.; Sheng, Jiping |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Marketing, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343830 |
| By: | Das, Nandini; Gupta, Anubhab; Majumder, Binoy; Das, Mahamitra; Muniappan, Rangaswamy |
| Keywords: | International Development |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343784 |
| By: | Fan, Xinxin; Lee, Yuanyao Stanley; Khanna, Madhu; Kent, Jeffery; Shi, Rui; Guest, Jeremy; Lee, DoKyoung |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Environmental Economics and Policy, Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343741 |
| By: | Le-rong, YU; Jia-ming, GU |
| Abstract: | In the era of digital economy, it has become an important part of the digital transformation of the agricultural industry to promote the sound development of agricultural e-commerce. Based on sample data covering five provinces one municipality directly under the central government of China, the paper empirically analyzes the internal and external factors affecting online retail of agricultural products. The results show that park policies, business environment, market and other external factors significantly affect the online retail performance of agricultural products under the condition of controlling the characteristics of individual operators and products. However, the brand of agricultural products is still the key factor determining online retail performance. In addition, the mediating effects of new media communication on the relationship between external factors and online sales of agricultural products was significant. The research results can provide reference for further exploring the roles of government, market and new media technologies in boosting the development of agricultural e-commerce. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness |
| Date: | 2024–08–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344310 |
| By: | Yuri Barreto; Diogo G.C. Britto; Bladimir Carrillo; Daniel Da Mata; Lucas Emanuel; Breno Sampaio |
| Abstract: | Billions of people worldwide travel long distances daily to fetch water that is often unsafe for human consumption. Climate change is expected to exacerbate this critical issue, which threatens the economic development of dry areas in addition to posing health risks. This paper evaluates a large-scale, low-cost climate adaptation programme that built one million rain-fed water storage cisterns in Brazil's poorest and most drought-prone region. |
| Keywords: | Climate adaptation, Labour market, Water, Health |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2025-97 |
| By: | Laurent, Rémi; Milhorance, Carolina; Le Coq, Jean-François; Soullier, Guillaume |
| Abstract: | Agricultural value chains (AVC) are undergoing stages of transformation from traditional to transitional and to modern as a response to economic, demographic and consumption changes. One characteristic of the transitional stage is the growth and importance of SME midstream actors who respond to demand-side as well supply-side factors by means of upgrading. While this stream of research acknowledges the role of policies in conducing those transformations, it still lacks evidence as to what constitute the context-specific policy conditions. This study therefore explores the way policy instruments target midstream segment actors to address upgrading challenges in the context of AVC transformations, exploring the case of the processing segment of the rice value chains in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. We adopt a policy tools approach and undertake a content analysis of 138 policy documents related to the implementation of the National Rice Development Strategies since 2010 coupled with 43 interviews with rice stakeholders. Our results demonstrate that the types of policy instruments deployed and the specific actors targeted determine the capacity and capability of processing segment enterprises to undergo upgrading. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344392 |
| By: | Guo, Hongdong; Bai, Rongrong; Jin, Songqing; Shupp, Robert S.; Wang, Yu |
| Keywords: | Crop Production/Industries, Environmental Economics and Policy, International Development |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343806 |
| By: | Mangole, Cool Dady; Mulungu, Kelvin; Kaghoma, Christian Kamala; Tschopp, Maurice; Kassie, Menale |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis |
| Date: | 2024–08–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344264 |
| By: | Dai, Bingyan; Gomez, Miguel I.; Fan, Xiaoli; Loeb, Gregory; Shrestha, Binita |
| Keywords: | Farm Management, Crop Production/Industries, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343531 |
| By: | Ajewole, Kayode; Johnson, Michael |
| Abstract: | This study deals specifically with the international transmission of wheat prices wherein the effect of prices in one market impacts the prices of another. Specifically, it shows that import prices in some countries respond in an asymmetric fashion to changes in the export prices of U.S. wheat. Our results indicate that market concentration in the importing country influences price asymmetry and amount of price variability sends a sufficient clear signal to market participants. We also find that the 2008 financial and food price crisis changed the degree of asymmetry in most of the countries studied in this paper. |
| Keywords: | Demand and Price Analysis, International Relations/Trade |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344396 |
| By: | Palmer, James “Jimmy” |
| Keywords: | Agricultural Finance, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–27 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344183 |
| By: | Chand, Ramesh |
| Abstract: | Since the seminal work of Arthur Lewis (1954) on Dual Sector Economy, development economics literature has emphasised structural transformation of economy marked by decline in share of agriculture in economy’s output and employment as an economy grows from low income towards middle and higher income. Based on this literature, policy emphasis for growth and development tilted towards non agriculture sectors especially manufacturing. In some cases this even led to overlooking the role of agriculture in development, which is qualitatively different than role of non agriculture in growth and development. Of late, there is a realization that the importance of agriculture for economy and society is much larger than what is revealed by its share in GDP. This implies that changes in share of agriculture in GDP is not a best guide for policies on growth and development. Everywhere, changes in occupation structure followed changes in structure of output with a long time gap. In some of the emerging economies the two shares i.e. share of agriculture in GDP and workforce are moving parallel instead of showing convergence. This has serious implications for employment and disparities in per worker income in agriculture and non agriculture, which is further related to poverty. Hunger at global level and in a large number of countries is showing increase after 2015 despite increase in per capita food output. More than 3 billion people are reported to be unable to afford healthy diets in 2020. Agriculture is also significant contributor to climate change and unsustainable use of natural resources. Such trends are threatening life of people and planet. There is a pressing need to reimagine agriculture and its role in nutrition and health and for inclusive and sustainable development. |
| Keywords: | Food Security and Poverty, International Development |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344336 |
| By: | Kotu, Bekele Hundie; Manda, Julius; Mutungi, Christopher; Fischer, Gundula; Gaspar, Audifas |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Demand and Price Analysis, Consumer/Household Economics, Production Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343556 |
| By: | Mamani Escobar, Brenda A.; Carpio, Carlos E.; Simpson, Catherine; Singh, Sukhbir; Thompson, Leslie; Rueda Kunz, Dario |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343963 |
| By: | Ayinde, Opeyemi E.; Belewu, Kafayat Yemisi; Jacob, Sinmidele M.; Ojo, Tomilola O.; Ayinde, Love J. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Institutional and Behavioral Economics, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343803 |
| By: | Reed, Joshua J.; Jaenicke, Edward C.; Liu, Yizao; Wang, Emily Y.; Zeballos, Eliana |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Health Economics and Policy, Institutional and Behavioral Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343685 |
| By: | Kumar, Deepak; Gupta, Anubhab; Kagin, Justin; Taylor, J. Edward; Krishnaswamy, Siddharth |
| Keywords: | International Development, Food Security and Poverty, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343985 |
| By: | Coinon, Marine |
| Abstract: | The coexistence of conventional and low-input farming methods transforms what appears to be an indi-vidual optimization problem into a collective action dilemma that subsidies and landscape features alone cannot resolve. This paper provides the first large-scale, field-level causal evidence of how exposure to pes-ticide externalities from conventional neighbors affects the diffusion of low-input systems through economic channels by creating spatial coordination failures. Using French administrative panel data on 9.5 million agricultural parcels and exploiting quasi-experimental variation in exposure induced by exogenous wind and topographic gradients, I investigate changes in local organic farming adoption and maintenance. Results reveal a modest, but persistent reduction in organic farming of approximately 2.8% relative to the mean, which is above most of exogenous and correlated peer effects. I show that these edge-effect externalities impose heterogeneous costs on organic producers due to certification-threatening risks from involuntary nonpoint source pollution (via runoff and drift), and an incomplete insurance market that prevents hedging these shocks. These findings highlight the need for coordinated spatial policies and complementary risk management instruments to mitigate the risk of cross-parcel pesticide contamination. |
| Keywords: | Spatial sorting; Peer effects, Technology adoption; Organic farming, Market failures; Panel data. |
| JEL: | Q15 Q18 D62 D81 |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:tse:wpaper:131132 |
| By: | Kong, Xiangwen; Liao, Yuxi; Haokai, Chen; Chen, Kelin; Lin, Yu; Lu, Xinyang |
| Keywords: | International Relations/Trade, Food Security and Poverty, Political Economy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343751 |
| By: | Nalley, Lawton Lanier; Tack, Jesse; Cooper, Courtney F.; Nhundu, Kenneth |
| Keywords: | Productivity Analysis, Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies, Production Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343833 |
| By: | Bolotova, Yuliya |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Livestock Production/Industries |
| Date: | 2024–07–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344128 |
| By: | Nandy, Avisweta; Mishra, Sarba Narayan; Haldar, Surajit; Barik, Nagesh Kumar; Suresh, Bhokre |
| Abstract: | The study illustrates using the Combined IAD-SES (CIS) framework in the context of artisanal fisheries in Chilika Lagoon of Odisha, India. Major breakpoints that changed the Lagoon system's overall setting are the introduction of shrimp culture in the 1990s, the opening of a new artificial mouth on 23rd September 2000, and the Post-Fani period (2019- onwards). The CIS Framework encapsulates the area's major ecological, social, economic, and biological dynamics effectively, providing a blueprint for future interdisciplinary research. Further, it can serve as a tool for policymakers to integrate fish and food resources in an agri-food system that can make it more inclusive and robust. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344384 |
| By: | Quisumbing, Agnes R. |
| Abstract: | Measuring power is central to empirical work on intrahousehold and gender relations. Early efforts to test household models focused on measuring spousal bargaining power, usually in models featuring two decisionmakers within the household. Proxy measures for bargaining power included age, education, assets, and “outside options” that could affect spouses’ threat points within marriage. Evidence rejecting the collective model of the household has influenced the design of policies and programs, notably conditional cash transfer programs. Efforts have since shifted to measuring empowerment, drawing on theories of agency and power. Since 2010, several measures of women’s empowerment have been developed, including the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (WEAI) and its variants. A distinct feature of the WEAI, like other counting-based measures, is its decomposability into its component indicators, which makes identifying sources of disempowerment possible. The WEAI indicators also embody jointness of decision-making or ownership, which better reflects actual decision-making within households compared to 2-person bargaining models. This paper reviews how progress in the measurement of power within households has facilitated our understanding of household decision-making and creates new opportunities for programs and policy. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Consumer/Household Economics, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344356 |
| By: | Sears, James |
| Abstract: | Researchers seeking to identify a causal treatment effect of interest often gravitate toward reduced-form modeling approaches, while those interested in characterizing the structure of demand gravitate toward structural models of the full market environment. In this paper we demonstrate that, rather than operate as perfect substitutes, reduced-form and structural approaches can play a complementary role in icharacterizing market dynamics and policy implications. These opportunities are particularly ripe in regards to questions of food policy and marketing strategy impacts, as researchers frequently must balance the need to fully characterize demand and potential feedback loops with the desire to interpret estimated objects in a causal fashion. We provide an example of the complementary use of mixed empirical methods: first we utilize an event study framework to estimate the changes in alcoholic beverage and non-alcoholic beer purchasing in response to the adoption of county-level COVID-19 stay-at-home policies. Second, we estimate a structural model of differentiated alcoholic beverage products that can provide novel insight into the substitution at play behind the growth of the non-alcoholic beer market. Taken together, the results from these two empirical approaches provide novel insight into recent dynamics in the alcoholic beverage market and carry important implications for future food and beverage marketing strategies. |
| Keywords: | Agricultural and Food Policy, Marketing |
| Date: | 2024–07–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:345096 |
| By: | Romain Fillon; Manuel Linsenmeier; Gernot Wagner |
| Abstract: | Focusing on global annual averages of climatic variables can bias aggregate and distributional estimates of the economic impacts of climate change. We here empirically identify dose-response functions of GDP growth rates to daily mean temperature levels and combine them with regional intra-annual climate projections of daily mean temperatures. We then disentangle, for various shared socio-economic pathways (SSPs), how much of the missing impacts are due to heterogeneous warming patterns over space. Global damages in 2050 are 25% (21-28% across SSPs) higher when accounting for the shift in the shape of the entire intra-annual distribution of daily mean temperatures at the regional scale. |
| Keywords: | damage functions, climate risk, climate shift, downscaling, spatial disaggregation |
| JEL: | D62 Q54 |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ces:ceswps:_12289 |
| By: | Huang, Junhua; Valizadeh, Pourya; Bryant, Henry; Priestley, Samuel |
| Abstract: | During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government introduced various pandemic-related relief measures to support low-income households participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Among these changes was the emergency allotment (EA), which provided additional benefits to help SNAP beneficiaries maintain access to essential food items during these challenging times. However, beginning in 2021, the expiration of EA, a temporary increase, led to a minimum reduction of $95 per month in benefits for program participants. This study estimates the impact of EA expiration on monthly fresh fruit and vegetable (FV) spending of SNAP households. Drawing on novel transaction-level food purchase data, we identify SNAP households based on method of payments, specifically Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card usage, which is derived from uploaded food purchase receipts rather than self-reporting. Our general research design leverages variation across states and over time due to the staggered expiration of EA payments via difference-in-differences estimators. Our findings indicate a robust negative impact on fresh FV spending following the termination of EA, with a reduction of approximately 4%, translating into a decrease of roughly $8 per month for the average SNAP household, or $2.20 per person per month. This reduction suggests that, although statistically significant, the decrease is not substantial in terms of its impact on health. Indeed, we find that fresh FV spending is highly inelastic with respect to the SNAP benefit level, and simple changes to that level are unlikely to improve diet quality among poor households, if that is a policy goal. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Consumer/Household Economics, Food Security and Poverty |
| Date: | 2024–07–23 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344186 |
| By: | Adelaide Nascimento (SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Marianne Cerf (SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Vincent Boccara (CPU - Cognition, Perception et Usages - LISN - LISN - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique - Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - CentraleSupélec - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IaH - Interaction avec l'Humain - LISN - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique - Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - CentraleSupélec - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique); Chloé Le Bail (CPU - Cognition, Perception et Usages - LISN - LISN - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique - Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - CentraleSupélec - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - IaH - Interaction avec l'Humain - LISN - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Sciences du Numérique - Inria - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique - CentraleSupélec - Université Paris-Saclay - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique); Raphaële Le Bouter (BPH - Bordeaux population health - UB - Université de Bordeaux - Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED) - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale); Irène Gaillard (CRTD - Centre de recherche sur le travail et le développement - Cnam - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [Cnam], Toulouse INP - Institut National Polytechnique (Toulouse) - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse, CERTOP - Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir - UT2J - Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - EPE UT - Université de Toulouse - Comue de Toulouse - Communauté d'universités et établissements de Toulouse); Alice Lyonnet (SayFood - Paris-Saclay Food and Bioproduct Engineering - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Agathe Riou (SADAPT - Sciences pour l'Action et le Développement : Activités, Produits, Territoires - AgroParisTech - Université Paris-Saclay - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Alain Garrigou (BPH - Bordeaux population health - UB - Université de Bordeaux - Institut de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie et de Développement (ISPED) - INSERM - Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale); Leïla Boudra (PARAGRAPHE - Laboratoire Paragraphe - UP8 - Université Paris 8 - CY - CY Cergy Paris Université) |
| Abstract: | This article analyses the links between the ecologization of food systems and transformations of work in two Territorial Food Projects in France. Three case studies are explored, based on a reflective analysis conducted by the researchers: the governance of a Territorial Food Project; the management of a sustainable food offer in mass catering; and the project to replace plastic containers in a central kitchen. For each case, an ergonomics-based iterative methodology was used, drawing on observations, semi-structured interviews, working groups, and reflective workshops. The results reveal how workers act as essential mediators between the macro level (the Territorial Food Project and related laws), the meso level (collective action in local projects) and the micro level (the activity of actors in the food system). |
| Keywords: | Work, Territorial food projects, Participatory ergonomics, Ecologization, Ecological transition |
| Date: | 2025 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05331924 |
| By: | Ngozi, Semeni; Wineman, Ayala; Maredia, Mywish K.; Tschirley, David; Fisher, Ian; Khaled, Nahian Bin |
| Abstract: | This study focuses on tackling micronutrient deficiencies, a significant public health issue in Kenya, by examining the purchase rates of industrially processed and packaged maize flour, which is required by law to be fortified with micronutrients. The research was conducted among households in Kisumu and Nairobi to explore how factors such as the food environment, household characteristics, and perceptions of shoppers affect the consumption of this fortified product, with the goal of enhancing public health outcomes. We find that across Kisumu and Nairobi, two-thirds of households purchase packaged maize flour, with higher rates seen in urban Nairobi. While almost all households have some access to packaged maize flour in their home food environment, the intensity of access varies. Moreover, households that purchase packaged maize flour reside in neighborhoods with a higher density of outlets selling this product. The local price of packaged maize flour is a particularly strong and statistically significant driver of the purchase decision. This study offers insights for policymakers focused on increasing the consumption of fortified maize flour among the Kenyan population, a critical measure for enhancing public health. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344386 |
| By: | Inoue, Yutaro; Saito, Katsuhiro; Kawasaki, Kentaro |
| Abstract: | This study examines the effects of Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) on global agro-food trade by analyzing seven different NTMs and their interactions. We estimated structural gravity models with the Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood estimator. The results indicate that NTMs generally restrict agro-food trade, reducing it by approximately 28.6% compared to a no-NTM scenario. Two NTMs show larger negative trade effects than SPS and TBT, the commonest measures in agro-food trade. Additionally, the negative impacts of NTMs vary by sector; animal-based product trade may be restricted due to food safety concerns, whereas plant-based product trade seems to be reduced by protectionist measures. On the contrary, NTMs may have positive effects in some sectors by correcting market failures, reducing transaction costs, and aligning with the importing countries’ economic or industrial strategies. Policymakers should balance the benefits of NTMs against the potential loss of food access and ensure inter- ministerial coordination when setting NTMs. |
| Keywords: | International Relations/Trade |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344387 |
| By: | Midingoyi, Soul-Kifouly; Houedjofonon, Elysée; Sossou, Hervé; Codjo, Victor |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the improved varieties of oil palm on farm-level performance and aggregate welfare. The study employs primary data collected from a sample of 1142 oil palm plantation-owning households. Endogenous switching regression treatment model was first used to account for self-selectivity and endogeneity in adoption decision to estimate yield and cost impacts that were subsequently inserted into the economic surplus modelling for accurate measurement of the supply-shift parameter used to compute the welfare effect. Findings show signifcant impacts of adopting improved oil palm varieties on yield and production cost. Farmers who used improved varieties enjoy 38% increase in yield that requires 45% increase in cost of production. These changes in yield and cost led to a research induced shift in palm oil supply of 82%, resulting in an increase in total economic surplus of US$ 56 millions per annum with 59% accrued to consumers. This gain from adoption could lift nearly 47 thousand people (1% of total poor) out of poverty per annum. These findings underscore the need of more investments in oil palm research and diffusion of research products which could be seen as effective tools to tackle poverty. |
| Keywords: | Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344388 |
| By: | Park, Sihyun; Vecchi, Martina; Jaenicke, Edward C.; Fan, Linlin; Liu, Yizao; Zhou, Pei |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Health Economics and Policy, Consumer/Household Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343929 |
| By: | Doss, Cheryl |
| Abstract: | As countries experience structural and rural transformations, people move out of agriculture into manufacturing and services. Some places report a “feminization of agriculture” where men disproportionately move out of agriculture, increasing the share of farmers who are women. In other areas, women are moving out of agriculture at a faster rate than men. These changes in labor patterns have implications both for the individuals who move out of agriculture as well as those who remain. Drawing on high quality harmonized data that includes countries across the income distribution, we analyze the changes in the gendered patterns of labor both on the extensive and intensive margins. |
| Keywords: | Labor and Human Capital |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344339 |
| By: | Peltier, Estelle; Amichi, Hichem; Gafsi, Mohamed; Henninger, Marie-Christine |
| Abstract: | Agriculture is facing to various challenges which push the stakeholders to review their organization. This reorganization occurs particularly through the creation of new form of collectives considered as privileged cooperation space. This article presents an exploratory research work to study the importance of these collectives in the adaptation of the agrifood systems facing to these challenges. It mobilizes an original framework combining two approaches rarely mobilized together (i) the collective action framework, and (ii) the institutional change. This combination allows (i) to characterize the collective action (group characteristics, products, …), and (ii) to determine the level of institutionalization of the collectives studied. We apply it to three French local biosourced sectors: hemp, wool, and leather. They have known a period of deindustrialization in the seventies before reemerging on the territory around three new collective actions. This exploratory study reveals two main research tracks: (i) the membership heterogeneity impact negatively the collective efficacity, and (ii) collective action plays a significant role in the redeployment of the biosourced sectors, although it remains fragile because it is not sufficiently institutionalized. The relevance of this analytical framework will be assessed and strengthened through further field investigations. |
| Keywords: | Institutional and Behavioral Economics |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344375 |
| By: | Wüpper, David; Oluoch, Wyclife Agumba; Hadi |
| Abstract: | Agricultural and environmental economists are in the fortunate position that a lot of what is happening on the ground is observable from space. Most agricultural production happens in the open and one can see from space when and where innovations are adopted, crop yields change, or forests are converted to pastures, to name just a few examples. However, converting images into measurements of a particular variable is not trivial, as there are more pitfalls and nuances than “meet the eye”. Overall, however, research benefits tremendously from advances in available satellite data as well as complementary tools, such as cloud-based platforms for data processing, and machine learning algorithms to detect phenomena and mapping variables. The focus of this keynote is to provide agricultural and environmental economists with an accessible introduction to working with satellite data, show-case applications, discuss advantages and weaknesses of satellite data, and emphasize best practices. This is supported by extensive Supplementary Materials, explaining the technical foundations, describing in detail how to create different variables, sketch out work flows, and a discussion of required resources and skills. Last but not least, example data and reproducible codes are available online. |
| Keywords: | Environmental Economics and Policy, Research Methods/Statistical Methods |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344359 |
| By: | Mohammad Naim (UniLaSalle, INTERACT - Innovation, Territoire, Agriculture et Agro-industrie, Connaissance et Technologie - UniLaSalle, UTC - Université de Technologie de Compiègne); Davide Rizzo (UMR LISAH - Laboratoire d'étude des Interactions Sol - Agrosystème - Hydrosystème - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - AgroParisTech - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement); Maryem Cherni (UniLaSalle, INTERACT - Innovation, Territoire, Agriculture et Agro-industrie, Connaissance et Technologie - UniLaSalle); Marco Medici (UniLaSalle, INTERACT - Innovation, Territoire, Agriculture et Agro-industrie, Connaissance et Technologie - UniLaSalle); Loïc Sauvée (UniLaSalle, INTERACT - Innovation, Territoire, Agriculture et Agro-industrie, Connaissance et Technologie - UniLaSalle) |
| Abstract: | The poster presents the doctoral research of Mohammad Naim, conducted within the French national project NINSAR (New ItiNerarieS for Agroecology using cooperative Robots), and outlines how the thesis contributes to this broader research programme. The NINSAR project, as framed in the poster title and structure, is positioned as a national effort to define agroecological routes using robotics, integrating technological innovation with ecological, social, and economic sustainability goals. Within this context, the thesis investigates how autonomous agricultural systems can be designed, evaluated, and adopted without compromising core agroecological principles. The thesis analyzes the transition from Agriculture 4.0 to Agriculture 5.0 through the thirteen agroecological principles defined by the High Level Panel of Experts, assessing how emerging robotic and data-driven systems can support more sustainable production models. It evaluates three major categories of robotic field operations (data collection, soil and crop management, and navigation/communication) and links them to four principle-level agroecological indicators, finding strong contributions to soil health and synergy and weaker support for recycling. The work also conducts an empirical study of French farmers using the Technology Acceptance Model 2, identifying perceived usefulness as the central predictor of adoption, complemented by ease of use and social influence. A complementary technical study clusters 71 agricultural robots into five functional categories, illustrating the increasing specialization of robotic platforms and cost differences between electric and endothermic systems. The thesis further extends to the economic and industrial dimension of the NINSAR project by engaging manufacturers through semi-structured interviews to construct business model canvases aimed at identifying viable pathways for scaling agroecological robots. Taken together, the poster shows that Naim's thesis forms a core component of NINSAR by integrating agronomic, technological, social, and economic analyses to support the development of robotics aligned with agroecological transition goals. |
| Abstract: | Le poster présente les travaux doctoraux de Mohammad Naim, réalisés dans le cadre du projet national français NINSAR (New ItiNerarieS for Agroecology using cooperative Robots), et décrit la manière dont la thèse contribue à ce programme de recherche. Le projet NINSAR, tel qu'il apparaît dans le titre et la structure du poster, se positionne comme un effort national visant à définir des trajectoires agroécologiques appuyées par la robotique, en intégrant l'innovation technologique aux dimensions écologiques, sociales et économiques de la durabilité. Dans ce contexte, la thèse étudie comment des systèmes agricoles autonomes peuvent être conçus, évalués et adoptés sans compromettre les principes fondamentaux de l'agroécologie. La thèse analyse la transition de l'Agriculture 4.0 vers l'Agriculture 5.0 à travers les treize principes agroécologiques définis par le High Level Panel of Experts, en évaluant la capacité des systèmes robotiques et numériques émergents à soutenir des modèles de production plus durables. Elle examine trois grandes catégories d'opérations robotiques au champ (collecte de données, gestion des sols et des cultures, navigation/communication) et les relie à quatre indicateurs agroécologiques, montrant une contribution forte à la santé des sols et à la synergie, mais plus limitée au recyclage. Le travail inclut également une étude empirique auprès d'agriculteurs français utilisant le modèle TAM2 (Technology Acceptance Model 2), révélant que l'utilité perçue constitue le principal déterminant de l'adoption, complétée par la facilité d'usage et l'influence sociale. Une étude technique complémentaire regroupe 71 robots agricoles en cinq catégories fonctionnelles, illustrant la spécialisation croissante des plateformes robotiques et les différences de coût entre les systèmes électriques et endothermiques. La thèse s'étend enfin à la dimension économique et industrielle du projet NINSAR en impliquant des fabricants à travers des entretiens semi-directifs pour construire des canevas de modèles d'affaires (Business Model Canvas) permettant d'identifier des voies viables pour le déploiement de robots agroécologiques. Dans l'ensemble, le poster montre que la thèse de Naim constitue un élément central de NINSAR en intégrant des analyses agronomiques, technologiques, sociales et économiques pour soutenir le développement d'une robotique alignée sur les objectifs de transition agroécologique. |
| Keywords: | Agroecological Transition, Agricultural mechanization, Business and Management, Technology acceptance, Open field robotics, Agroecology, Sustainability |
| Date: | 2025–11–24 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05380224 |
| By: | Gensch, Luisa; Jantke, Kerstin; Schneider, Uwe A.; Rasche, Livia |
| Keywords: | Land Economics/Use, Environmental Economics and Policy, Resource/Energy Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343670 |
| By: | Gong, Huizhi; Hogg, Jennifer; Hoover , Sarah; Lacoe, Johanna; Rothstein , Jesse |
| Keywords: | Education |
| Date: | 2025–01–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:cdl:cshedu:qt86d5c27h |
| By: | Kathleen Kürschner Rauck |
| Abstract: | We investigate the link between housing prices and food desert locations at census-tract level using house price index data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency and information on food desert locations from the United States Department of Agriculture. The results from two-way fixed effects regressions suggest that house prices in census tracts classified as food desert are, on average, 2.128 units lower than tracts not classified as such. Robustness tests employing an extended estimation sample corroborate this finding.Inquiries into leading and lagging effects to elucidate causality indicate that food deserts exert a significant impact on real estate, underscoring the importance of food access concerns in urban planning and housing policy design. |
| Keywords: | Food Deserts; House Prices; Urban Planning |
| JEL: | R3 |
| Date: | 2025–01–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arz:wpaper:eres2025_284 |
| By: | Fuller, Katherine; Gao, Shijun; Ford, Jennifer; Bell, Brooke; Nikkah, Amin; Tichenor, Nicole; Zhang, Fang Fang; Decker, Jessica; Webb, Patrick; Cash, Sean B. |
| Keywords: | Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession, Health Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344011 |
| By: | Jiang, Xinling; Huo, Zinuo; Yuan, Yuan; Wu, Zhong'an; Olasehinde, Toba; Fan, Yubing |
| Keywords: | Farm Management, Environmental Economics and Policy, Production Economics |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343635 |
| By: | Bolotova, Yuliya V. |
| Abstract: | The motivations for this case study are recent developments in the U.S. broiler chicken industry involving allegations of an illegal exercise of buyer market power by the five largest broiler chicken processors in the country in the market for broiler grow-out services. This case study introduces economic, business, and legal issues related to the alleged input price-fixing cartel of the five largest broiler processors. The case study describes the broiler processors’ conduct and presents a theoretical framework that may explain market and price effects of the alleged input price-fixing cartel. In addition, the case study introduces a comprehensive analysis of a sample broiler production agreement between a broiler grower and a broiler processor with a particular attention paid to design of the payment (compensation) system included in this agreement. The teaching note provides suggested answers to discussion and analytical questions, and it also includes multiple-choice questions that can be used as in-class assignments, quizzes, and exam questions.1 This case study is suitable for a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses taught in agricultural economics and agribusiness programs and for extension and outreach audiences. |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Production Economics |
| Date: | 2024–07 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344127 |
| By: | Eronmwon, Iyore; Walters, Cory |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, Crop Production/Industries |
| Date: | 2024–07–28 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:344174 |
| By: | Bertolozzi-Caredio, Daniele; Soriano, Barbara; Urquhart, Julie; Vigani, Mauro |
| Abstract: | Understanding how farmers learn and how this influences their decisions is still a key question in research, especially in the context of increasing challenges and uncertainties. We explore whether and how different learning preferences, notably learning by doing, from other farmers and through social media, influence farmers’ risk management (RM) choices. Based on a survey of farmers in Spain and the UK, we employed multivariate probit regressions and Poisson models with instrument variables. We found that all learning preferences are significantly correlated to RM choice, with learning through social media and from peers leading to more strategies adopted by the farmer, and learning by doing leading to fewer strategies. The results, however, show that each learning preference affects different specific RM strategies. Our findings suggest that policymakers should consider leveraging informal learning networks to improve farmers’ RM, whereas policy incentives might be designed to formalize and promote social media use (also by existing extension services) to boost the adoption of RM strategies. |
| Keywords: | Farm Management, Risk and Uncertainty |
| Date: | 2024–07–26 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:iaae24:344372 |
| By: | Sheldon, Ian; Chow, Daniel C.K. |
| Abstract: | In a forthcoming paper, Chow and Sheldon (2024) conclude that US challenge(s) to Canada’s dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs), under the US-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) preferential trade agreement’s (PTA) dispute resolution mechanism, are really a “fuss about nothing”, and no more than a response to lobbying by its dairy industry. However, this conclusion misses the possibility that the United States, in its enthusiasm for using the USMCA mechanism, is revealing a key component of its approach to settlement of trade disputes. In this context, the current paper focuses on answering two related questions: (i) are proponents of reviving the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body acting in the vain hope of securing US support for its reform; and (ii), has the United States irrevocably moved on by creating and using parallel dispute resolution mechanisms in US-led PTAs, that can be used to revolve WTO-type disputes as well as specific PTA disputes? |
| Keywords: | Livestock Production/Industries, International Relations/Trade |
| Date: | 2024–06–01 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:345095 |
| By: | del Salto-Calderón, Katherine (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research); Wilde, Joshua (University of Oxford) |
| Abstract: | This study estimates the effect of climate change on contraceptive use in a global context. We link women’s monthly contraceptive calendar data from the Demographic and Health Surveys in 44 low- and middle-income countries with high resolution daily temperature data, exploiting the random component of local temperature deviations to causally estimate this effect. We find that high temperatures impact contraceptive use, driven by changes in short-acting reversible contraception. However, these impacts are region- specific: while temperature shocks reduce contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America, they increase in South and Southeast Asia. We find clear heterogeneities by education, age, parity, and urban/rural status. Our estimates imply that temperature-related climate change in sub-Saharan Africa – the most impacted region – will reduce contraceptive use by 2.4-4.3 percent by 2100. We conclude that the disproportionate worsening of climatic conditions in low- and middle-income countries will exacerbate already-existing global disparities in contraceptive access and use. |
| Keywords: | fertility, temperature, climate change, contraception, demography |
| JEL: | I15 J13 Q54 O15 |
| Date: | 2025–11 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:iza:izadps:dp18277 |
| By: | Sindoni, Raffaele; Blake, Dawn; McCovey, Louisa; Carroo, Isaac; Gormley, Jasmine; Barker, Jake |
| Abstract: | In this research, we present the Indigenous Circular Economy (IndCE); not as a novel framework, but as an enduring system of stewardship, resilience, and relationality practiced by Indigenous communities for generations. As Indigenous (Yurok/Hoopa) and non-Indigenous co-authors, we draw on historical analysis, forest science, Yurok oral tradition, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to demonstrate how IndCE repairs the ecological and cultural harm of capitalist economies by weaving together forest health with human health. Through a case study of the Yurok Tribe in Northern California, we highlight how IndCE is not just a cultural or local economic alternative. It is a paradigm shift away from economic perspectives that ignore culture, history, land, and non-human & human relationships. The Yurok stewardship practices that support its IndCE (e.g. Good Fire) provide a slew of benefits: wildfire risk mitigation, ecosystem restoration, economic revitalization, and cultural resilience. The Yurok case reveals the urgency of legitimizing and resourcing Indigenous-led ecological governance. We identify persistent policy and funding barriers that undermine this work and offer concrete paths forward to support it. This paper contributes to broader debates on sustainable economics, Indigenous rights, and community-led conservation. It also raises critical questions for non-Indigenous communities about how some state systems may sometimes obstruct, rather than support, regenerative land stewardship, cultural continuity, and ecological care. The Yurok model shows that another type of economy is not only possible; it already exists. |
| Date: | 2025–11–25 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:jznrf_v1 |
| By: | Ayinde, Opeyemi E.; Oyedeji, Oluwafemi A.; Omotesho, Kemi; Abdoulaye, Tahirou; Bankole, Folusho; Ayinde, Love J. |
| Keywords: | Resource/Energy Economics and Policy, Risk and Uncertainty, Environmental Economics and Policy |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343828 |
| By: | Bhandari, Thaneshwar; Gauchan, Devendra; Gurung, Tek Bahadur; Thapa, Yam Bahadur; Panta, Hari Krishna; Pathak, Santosh |
| Keywords: | Agribusiness, International Relations/Trade, Marketing |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ags:aaea24:343826 |