brief

Measuring changes in the Nepal’s agri-food system

by International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Open Access
Citation
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 2023. Measuring changes in Nepal’s agri-food system. AgGDPplus Brief Nepal. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.136669

Transformation of the agri-food system (AFS) is a leading pathway to achieve the USG Global Food Security Strategy Objective 1 of “Inclusive agriculture-led growth”. The AFS encompasses the primary agricultural sector, as well as all upstream and downstream agriculture-related activities. An expansion of the AFS’s off-farm components is central to the process of agricultural transformation and is strongly associated with economic development. The Percent change in value-added in the agri-food system (AgGDP+) and Employment in the agri-food system (AgEMP+) indicators are useful to track this process.