Do markets and trade help or hurt the global food system adapt to climate change?

Brown, M. E.; Carr, Edward R.; Grace, Kathryn; Wiebe, Keith; Funk, Christopher C.; Attavanich, Witsanu; Backlund, Peter; Buja, Lawrence

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2017.02.004

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“…The 'trade as opportunity' narrative calls for trade openness as a means to enhance market efficiencies and to reduce distortions, while highlighting the unjustified trade protection costs [61]. The supporters of this narrative point out the benefits of trade liberalization [114][115][116][117] such as improving domestic food security and enhancing the productivity and competitiveness of the agricultural sector ( Figure 3). Many studies show that participation in markets affects positively farmers' food security [118][119][120].…”

Section: Markets Food Security and Nutritionmentioning

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Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

2020

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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 worldwide. Given the unsustainability of the current agri-food production, processing, distribution and consumption patterns, and the inadequate governance of the whole food system, the transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems has become crucial to effectively manage a global agri-food market able in supporting expected population growth and ensuring universal access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food for all. Based on a critical review of the existing international literature, the paper seeks to understand the evolutionary paths of sustainability issues within agri-food markets by analyzing their drivers and trends. An extensive analysis was conducted highlighting the development and importance of the body of knowledge on the most important sustainability transition frameworks, focusing mainly on the relationship between markets, trade, food and nutrition security, and other emerging issues within agri-food markets. Finally, the study makes suggestions to extend the research in order to improve basic knowledge and to identify opportunities to design meaningful actions that can shape agri-food markets and foster their transition to sustainability.

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Section: Markets Food Security and Nutritionmentioning

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Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

2020

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“…Over the past few decades, the increasing global population, changing climate, and antitrade policies have challenged the agricultural sector and, hence, the global food security [1,2]. Thailand has been one of the world's major food-producing and -exporting countries, and the agricultural sector has played a crucial role in both economic and social aspects.…”

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“…The most widely used evaluation parameter is the "average treatment effect on the treated" (ATT), which, in our context, represents the difference between the expected economic performance and viability outcomes of farms with and without land ownership. This can be algebraically explained in Equation (2).…”

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Impacts of Land Ownership on the Economic Performance and Viability of Rice Farming in Thailand

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Kidsom³

2020

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This article evaluates the impacts of land ownership on the economic performance and viability of rice farming in Thailand, and explores whether they are heterogeneous across different types of farming while using the propensity score matching (PSM) technique. This study categorizes land ownership into two types: full land ownership and weak land ownership. We reveal that full land ownership enhances the rice yield of small and midsize farms, with values of 115.789–127.414 kg/hectare and 51.926–70.707 kg/hectare, respectively. On the other hand, weak land ownership only enhances the rice yield of small farms, with an increased yield of 65.590–72.574 kg/hectare. Full land ownership also helps to reduce the informal debt of small and midsize farms by $16.972–$24.877 per farm and $31.393–$37.819 per farm, respectively. On the other hand, weak land ownership helps to reduce the informal debt of midsize farms, ranging from $36.909 to $44.681 per farm. Therefore, policy makers should encourage small and midsize farm households to adopt full land ownership instead of weak land ownership, as this will provide the greatest benefits to farm households and efficient land use.

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“…Although the world may be able to cope with food insecurity at the macro level, the problem may also exist at the micro level with the shortage of food in developing countries compensated by developed countries receiving the benefits from climate change [13]. Previous studies also revealed that climate change is projected to negatively affect the global food system and food supply may not be available to meet demand in the future [21][22][23].For sugarcane, all previous studies only assessed the impact of climate change on yield. Overall, studies showed mixed findings regarding changes in sugarcane yield from climate change.…”

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Climate Change Impacts on Sugarcane Production in Thailand

2020

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This study investigated the impact of climate change on yield, harvested area, and production of sugarcane in Thailand using spatial regression together with an instrumental variable approach to address the possible selection bias. The data were comprised of new fine-scale weather outcomes merged together with a provincial-level panel of crops that spanned all provinces in Thailand from 1989–2016. We found that in general climate variables, both mean and variability, statistically determined the yield and harvested area of sugarcane. Increased population density reduced the harvested area for non-agricultural use. Considering simultaneous changes in climate and demand of land for non-agricultural development, we reveal that the future sugarcane yield, harvested area, and production are projected to decrease by 23.95–33.26%, 1.29–2.49%, and 24.94–34.93% during 2046–2055 from the baseline, respectively. Sugarcane production is projected to have the largest drop in the eastern and lower section of the central regions. Given the role of Thailand as a global exporter of sugar and the importance of sugarcane production in Thai agriculture, the projected declines in the production could adversely affect the well-being of one million sugarcane growers and the stability of sugar price in the world market.

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Do markets and trade help or hurt the global food system adapt to climate change?

Abstract: Journal articleIFPRI3; ISI; CRP2; DCA; A Ensuring Sustainable food production; C Improving markets and tradePIM; EPTDPRCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM

Cited by 71 publications

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Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

Agri-Food Markets towards Sustainable Patterns

Impacts of Land Ownership on the Economic Performance and Viability of Rice Farming in Thailand

Climate Change Impacts on Sugarcane Production in Thailand

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