In August 2022, the Razoni cargo ship, laden with 26,000 tons of grain, navigated a narrow corridor of mined waters outside Ukraine’s port of Odessa.
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The world’s agrifood systems have served society well since 1798 when Malthus anonymously published An Essay on the Principle of Population.
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) risks rolling back many of the efforts and global successes recorded in reducing poverty and food insecurity.
In pursuit of a better world: Crop improvement and the CGIAR
The CGIAR crop improvement (CI) programs, unlike commercial CI programs, which are mainly geared to profit though meeting farmers’ needs, are charged with meeting multiple objectives with target populations that include both farmers and the commun
Background: Climate change presents an increasing challenge for food-nutrition security. Nutrition metrics calculated from quantitative food system projections can help focus policy actions.
Global inequality in national food supplies and diet-related health outcomes, 1970–2010 (P04-094-19)
The global food system has changed rapidly over recent decades, with large shifts in agricultural supply conditions, international trade, food manufacturing and nutrient availability.
With the aim of contributing to this emerging literature, we investigated: (i) how MDD-W is linked to household food insecurity based on the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and on the Household Hunger Scale (HHS); (ii) how MDD-W is
Estimating costs and potential dietary impacts of nutrition-sensitive programs in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and India.
Production risks, risk preference and contract farming: Impact on food security in India
This article reviews the literature on contract farming (CF) in India and assesses the impact of smallholders’ perceived production risks on the adoption of CF; the impact of CF on smallholders’ food security; and its impact on employment generati
We assessed the impact of Burundi's Tubaramure Food-assisted maternal and child health and nutrition (FA-MCHN) program on linear growth.
A research agenda for international agricultural trade
International trade is likely to be a hugely important and interesting area for research by agricultural and applied economists in the next decade.