Global agricultural production has risen substantially in recent decades and needs to rise further to meet the ever-growing food demand.
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This paper examines the association between corporate income taxes and labor market informality.
Reduce, reuse, redeem: Deposit-refund recycling programs in the presence of alternatives
Understanding how consumers make recycling decisions is crucial in crafting sustainable recycling policies.
Food price inflation in East and Southeast Asia: Situation, driving forces, and the outlook
Food price inflation has raised concerns about food insecurity and systemic crises in East and Southeast Asia, given the region’s population size, economic significance, and role in the international food market.
Innovation spaces are often dominated by linear, top-down approaches, with the transfer of technology being seen as the solution to many problems rather than trying to understand which innovation processes people are engaging with themselves.
Parental migration and children’s dietary diversity at home: Evidence from rural China
There is a growing literature documenting the link between parental migration and children’s health. However, few studies have explained the underlying mechanism of this observed relationship.
The past seven years have left the US trade agenda in shambles.
The COVID-19 pandemic has added new urgency to the question of how best to motivate people to get needed vaccines.
Fifty-four per cent of India’s population is under 25 years of age and, as per the 2011 Population Census, close to 34 per cent of India’s rural population belonged to the age group 15–34.
The political economy of bundling socio-technical innovations to transform agri-food systems
Agri-food systems transformation requires accelerated innovations to address multiple economic, environmental and health objectives. No innovation serves everyone’s interests. Political opposition to innovations is therefore inevitable.
Although there is a large body of evidence on food security and food systems, similar research is limited in disaster settings. Rural areas are especially at risk for adverse disaster consequences.
Background Limited research on food systems and food insecurity (FI) following disasters finds contextual differences in post-disaster food systems that shape dimensions of FI.
China’s rapid rise as a leading global exporter of manufacturing goods since its accession to the WTO in 2001 has been the focus of both admiration and, increasingly, concern (Mavroidis and Sapir, 2021).
Key Points: As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised to reverse Donald Trump’s unilateral approach to trade policy, but two and a half years into his presidency, Biden has changed little of his predecessor’s trade regime, instead pursuing a
Agricultural production diversity, child dietary diversity and nutritional status in poor, rural Gansu Province of China
Research has shown mixed findings on the link between production diversity and household dietary diversity. The question is whether this link holds for children.
Mongolia’s projected warming is far above the global average and could exceed 5 °C by the end of the century.
The effects of FDI Liberalization on structural transformation and demographic change: Evidence from China
How does foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization shape structural transformation and demographic change in developing countries?