Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-07DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102964
Robert Paarlberg
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-10-06DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102970
Maguette Sembene, Bradford Mills, Anubhab Gupta
Historical data show a rising trend in extreme heat in the past four decades in the Groundnut Basin of Senegal. We evaluate the economic costs of extreme heat on groundnut production in the region. Using temperature data from the ERA5 global climate reanalysis, we define extreme heat degree days (EHDDs) as the cumulative number of degree days above 35 °C during the groundnut growing season and estimate its effect on quasi-profits and yields at the person, household, and field levels utilizing a two-year panel data of 1,123 households. Our econometric estimations show that an additional EHDD reduces quasi-profits by 5,460 FCFA per hectare and significantly lowers yield by 2.5%. Further, rainfall interactions with EHDD generate compounding losses under high heat and rainfall. The findings highlight important and often unseen effects of increasing temperatures on agricultural practices in climate-vulnerable areas such as the Groundnut Basin and underscore the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies to cope with the impacts of climate change.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102972
Josep Lloret , Mar Vila-Belmonte , Angel Izquierdo , Joan San , Sebastian Biton-Porsmoguer
This study, for the first time, examines the evolution of Omega-3 supply landed by local fisheries over time in the Mediterranean Sea, while considering trade-offs between species with varying temperature preferences. The province of Girona (northwestern Mediterranean, Spain) is used as our case study. Our results show that, between 2000 and 2023, there was a strong declining trend in the Omega-3 supplied by temperate and cold-water species (which have been negatively affected by overexploitation and climate change), and that this has not been compensated by the increase in the Omega-3 supplied by warm-water species (which have benefited from climate change). Considering the poor status of the Mediterranean stocks and the negative impacts of sea warming on Omega-3 production, our study provides empirical evidence that the self-sufficiency of Omega-3 supplied by seafood for future generations is far from assured.
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Climate change is forcing farmers worldwide to adopt more resilient crop varieties, but optimizing the yields of these varieties often requires new farming practices. We study whether hybrid agricultural extension can increase farmers’ knowledge and adoption of key practices needed to maximize the productivity of a pathogen-resistant hybrid oil palm variety in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Using a randomized field experiment involving palm farmers in two provinces, we test the separate and joint effects of in-person field days and personalized digital nudges. We find that field days and digital nudges are substitutes for improving farmers’ knowledge but affect digital engagement differently: In-person training raises engagement with sequential learning content, while digital nudges increase attention to specific, actionable information. Crucially, only in-person training leads to significant adoption of pollination practices and increased hybrid palm area. Our findings highlight both the promise and limits of digital-only extension models for supporting the adoption of resilient crops and associated yield-enhancing practices.
{"title":"Hybrid agricultural extension and the adoption of climate-resilient varieties: Evidence from oil palm in the Amazon","authors":"Alejandro Estefan , Romina Ordoñez , Cristina Parilli , Paul Winters","doi":"10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102952","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102952","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Climate change is forcing farmers worldwide to adopt more resilient crop varieties, but optimizing the yields of these varieties often requires new farming practices. We study whether hybrid agricultural extension can increase farmers’ knowledge and adoption of key practices needed to maximize the productivity of a pathogen-resistant hybrid oil palm variety in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Using a randomized field experiment involving palm farmers in two provinces, we test the separate and joint effects of in-person field days and personalized digital nudges. We find that field days and digital nudges are substitutes for improving farmers’ knowledge but affect digital engagement differently: In-person training raises engagement with sequential learning content, while digital nudges increase attention to specific, actionable information. Crucially, only in-person training leads to significant adoption of pollination practices and increased hybrid palm area. Our findings highlight both the promise and limits of digital-only extension models for supporting the adoption of resilient crops and associated yield-enhancing practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":321,"journal":{"name":"Food Policy","volume":"136 ","pages":"Article 102952"},"PeriodicalIF":6.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145060503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-15DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102943
S. Dysard , S. Mayhew , M. Ranganathan , P. Milsom , H. Walls
The globally dominant industrialised food system, which encompasses the interrelated actors and activities involved in producing, processing, distributing, preparing and consuming food, in its current form contributes to the global burden of food insecurity and malnutrition, and to environmental degradation and social inequities. Women are critical actors across all aspects of this food system, yet food systems also drive gender inequality, negatively impacting the health and wellbeing of women and girls globally. Addressing these systemic gender inequities is essential for food systems transformation, which requires the adoption of gender-transformative approaches (GTAs) in policymaking. This study assessed the level of gender inclusion in existing global-level food systems policy recommendations to identify gaps in the achievement of GTAs within sustainable food systems policymaking. We undertook a three‑step methodological approach: (i) identification and adaptation of a gender inclusion assessment tool through a scoping review; (ii) identification of global-level policies addressing food systems challenges; and (iii) gender inclusion policy analysis using the adapted assessment tool. The analysis revealed that most food systems policies recommended at the global level fail to integrate GTAs. Policies that were assessed showed limited consideration for gender equality and did not effectively address systemic gender inequities. The findings suggest that GTAs should be prioritised in food systems policymaking to address gender inequalities. There is scope for considerable gender inclusion assessment tool and framework development, but the gender inclusion assessment tool used in this study provides a foundational framework for future gender inclusion analysis in global food systems policy development.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-19DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102966
Shon Ferguson , Anna Wallenbeck , Sigrid Agenäs , Helena Hansson
We analyse the impact of stricter national animal welfare (AW) regulations on imports and exports of pork between 13 European countries during the period 1991–2020, a period in which EU directives and national actions related to AW regulations significantly affected pig farming practices. We exploit the fact that some countries have stronger AW regulations for pigs compared with EU’s regulations and other countries’ regulations. Our analyses utilize a new detailed dataset capturing the dynamics of pig AW regulations over time for several EU member states, taking into account multiple aspects of pig AW that can have significant cost impacts for pork producers. We focus on countries with relatively stringent AW legislation for pigs and countries that are major pork producers. Using panel regression, long-differenced IV, and event study approaches, we find that an increase in the relative stringency of pig AW regulations in a country is associated with a reduction in pork exports. We find mixed evidence suggesting that stricter AW regulations for pigs reduced pork imports. Our results have important implications for other jurisdictions that plan to mandate AW regulations for pigs in the near future.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102978
Gashaw T. Abate , Fantu N. Bachewe , Mekdim D. Regassa , Nicholas Minot
Diversification of rural households into the nonfarm economy is a key driver of economic growth and structural transformation in countries where agriculture remains the primary source of livelihood. This study examines trends and patterns of income diversification, its determinants, and its association with household welfare in rural Ethiopia. Our analysis indicates that rural households in Ethiopia continued to rely primarily on farming, with only marginal diversification of income sources during 2012–2019, despite the broader context of rapid economic growth. Crop production remains the main source of income, followed by livestock, while nonfarm activities contribute 17–24% of total household income. Factor endowments and local conditions, including rainfall, play a crucial role in shaping diversification decisions. In particular, the 2015–16 drought appears to have pushed households to increase engagement in nonfarm income-generating activities. Importantly, income diversification is associated with higher household consumption, improved dietary diversity, and better housing quality, highlighting the potential of expanding the rural nonfarm economy to enhance household welfare.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102974
Jorge Fernandez-Vidal , Silverio Alarcon
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-26DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102969
Chrispinus Mutsami , Kevin W. Maina , Makaiko G. Khonje
Improving rural nutrition remains a pressing development challenge across sub-Saharan Africa, where agriculture dominates livelihoods but diets often lack diversity and essential nutrients. In this context, women’s participation in off-farm employment may play a critical role in shaping household food consumption patterns. By generating additional income, women’s off-farm work can enhance households’ ability to purchase diverse and nutrient-rich foods, reduce reliance on subsistence farming, and strengthen women’s decision-making power over food choices. Despite these potential pathways, the extent to which women’s off-farm employment actually improves household consumption of calories and key micronutrients remains poorly understood. Here we investigate the link between women’s off-farm employment and household dietary quality in Malawi, using a ten-year panel dataset. Employing panel regression approaches, we find that women’s participation in off-farm work—especially in self-employment and wage employment—is positively associated with household consumption of calories and key micronutrients, including vitamin A, iron, and zinc. In contrast, casual labor (commonly known as ganyu in Malawi) shows no significant dietary effects. Our pathway analyses indicate that increased income from off-farm employment enhances consumption of calories and micronutrients from purchased foods, while reliance on own-produced food declines. These results highlight the potential of well-paying off-farm opportunities to improve nutrition, underscoring the need for policies that improve non-farm enterprise and wage employment for women in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102946
Hannah Forde , Peter Scarborough , Lucy Yates , Jessica Renzella , Mark Sheehan , John Buckell , Alice O’Hagan , Sian Taylor , Jane Ward , Annie Connolly , Mike Rayner , Richard Smith , Asha Kaur
Governments can utilise fiscal measures, through subsidies and taxes, to promote healthy and environmentally sustainable food choices. Despite their potential, implementing subsidies and taxes is often contested because of the cost, anticipated efficacy, ideological basis of these policies, and the wide range of ways they might be implemented. Deliberative methods are useful for converging debate to understand whether and how policy decisions on contentious issues are supported by the public. In October 2023, we held two deliberative forums with members of the public in UK locations experiencing high rates of deprivation: one in Govanhill, Glasgow (n = 13) and one in Bridlington (n = 11). We developed 16 food subsidy or tax scenarios from a systematic scoping review of the literature. We presented scientific evidence on related issues and facilitated deliberations, culminating in each forum ranking their preferred subsidy or tax scenarios. Though each forum’s preferences differed, overall participants favoured the implementation of a population-wide tax on high carbon foods, preferred more subsidy than tax scenarios, and preferred population-wide policies to policies that targeted people experiencing low income. Our findings demonstrate the public’s interest in government fiscal action to create a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable food system.
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