In recent decades, the confluence of different global and domestic drivers has led to
progressive and unpredictable changes in the functioning and structure of agri-food markets …

Extreme events, such as those caused by climate change, economic or geopolitical shocks,
and pest or disease epidemics, threaten global food security. The complexity of causation …

Policies and programs often aim to improve the affordability of nutritious diets, but existing
food price indexes are based on observed quantities that may not meet nutritional goals. To …

Trade in animal‐pollinated crops plays an important role in global food systems: in many low‐
income countries, export of pollinated crops such as coffee and cocoa plays a significant …

Does an increase in the energy and commodity prices drive consumer prices? The energy
and commodity markets affect the inflation process through international trade. This poses …

Background: Sustainable healthy diets are those dietary patterns that promote all
dimensions of individuals' health and well-being; have low environmental pressure and …

We examine whether food price shocks are a major source of macroeconomic fluctuations.
We estimate a small open economy DSGE model using an alternative Taylor rule applied to …

In this paper, we revisit price and volatility transmission among natural gas, fertilizer, and
corn markets; an important issue was explored in previous work. An update of the results is …

Food price subsidies are a prevalent means by which fiscal authorities may counteract food
price volatility in middle-income countries (MIC). We develop a DSGE model for a MIC that …

Agri-products have an impact on food security, ecology protection, and crucial strategic
deployment. With this respect, the economic value of agri-products should be paralleled with …