The agricultural and food sector is an ideal case for investigating the political economy of public policies. Many of the policy developments in this sector since the 1950s have been …
International trade enables us to exploit regional differences in climate change impacts and is increasingly regarded as a potential adaptation mechanism. Here, we focus on hunger …
Understanding the drivers of yield levels under climate change is required to support adaptation planning and respond to changing production risks. This study uses an …
MJ Puma, S Bose, SY Chon… - Environmental Research …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
The world food crisis in 2008 highlighted the susceptibility of the global food system to price shocks. Here we use annual staple food production and trade data from 1992–2009 to …
This open access book examines the interactions between India's economic development, agricultural production, and nutrition through the lens of a “Food Systems Approach (FSA).” …
To keep global warming possibly below 1.5 C and mitigate adverse effects of climate change, agriculture, like all other sectors, will have to contribute to efforts in achieving net …
Climate change threatens agricultural productivity worldwide, resulting in higher food prices. Associated economic gains and losses differ not only by region but also between producers …
A Balmford, R Green, B Phalan - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Farming is the basis of our civilization yet is more damaging to wild nature than any other sector of human activity. Here, we propose that in order to limit its impact into the future …
S Dercon, D Gollin - Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ., 2014 - annualreviews.org
Agriculture is the largest sector in most sub-Saharan economies in terms of employment, and it plays an important role in supplying food and export earnings. Rural poverty rates …