Die russische Aggression gegen die Ukraine hat in einer bereits kritischen Preis- und Hungersituation zu zusätzlichen globalen Versorgungsrisiken geführt. Diese zusätzliche Belastung wirkt als Krisenverstärker, der durch typische Krisenreaktionen großer Exportländer, d. h. durch...

This paper examines the effect of agricultural development on a country's overall development and growth experience. In most poor countries, large fractions of land, labor, and other productive resources are devoted to producing food for subsistence needs. This 'food problem' can delay a...

Over the 2000s', consumers' food purchases have been increasingly informed by supply chain-related issues, with growing concerns about the sustainability of chains differing for their geographical scope. As a result, short food supply chains and local food systems have risen to policymakers and...

The economic effects of climate change on agriculture have been widely assessed in the last two decades. Many of these assessments are based on the integration of biophysical and agro-economic models, allowing to understand the physical and socio-economic responses of the agricultural sector to...

The economic effects of climate change on agriculture have been widely assessed in the last two decades. Many of these assessments are based on the integration of biophysical and agro-economic models, allowing to understand the physical and socio-economic responses of the agricultural sector to...

The study analyzes food inflation trends in India over the last decade. Annual trends show that different commodities have contributed to food inflation in different years and that no single commodity shows uniformly high inflation. A decomposition exercise shows that eggs, meat, fish, milk,...

The frequency, duration, and magnitude of extreme weather events such as droughts, floods, and variation in rainfall onset and cessation periods will continue to increase. Such stress may result in significant shifts in the functioning of ecosystems. As climate change affects the capacity of...

This paper connects the discussion on the trade-offs between agricultural production and environmental concerns, including the asserted need for global land use expansion; and the issues of rural livelihoods and food security. Several widespread narratives are challenged. The key insights are:...

The high number of hungry persons makes it imperative to identify whether last decades' agricultural research model, based on seed corporations, has served its purpose. After referring to recent research on impacts of IP rights, three regimes are analyzed: human rights, defined in the...