Enacting theories of change for food systems transformation under climate change

Dinesh, Dhanush; Hegger, D.L.T.; Klerkx, Laurens; Vervoort, Joost; Campbell, Bruce M.; Driessen, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2021.100583

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“… Darnhofer (2021) offered an overview perspective on how the experience of the pandemic could help agricultural systems policy to think more about ‘bouncing forth’ from uncertainty and the unexpected with more investments in supporting complex adaptive agricultural systems, a point echoed by Lioutas and Charatsari (2021) . These ideas are in line with thinking on system transition and transformation, where global crisis such as COVID-19 may trigger fundamental and transformative change, much alike other large- scale events or processes such as climate change ( Gaitán-Cremaschi et al, 2019 ; Dinesh et al, 2021 ). The resilience of some agricultural systems (as mentioned above) may in this respect also be seen as ‘negative resilience’ as even large shocks as the COVID-19 have not created tipping points that induce transitions to fundamentally different systems ( Oliver et al, 2018 ; Conti et al, 2021 ).…”

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The immediate impact of the first waves of the global COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural systems worldwide: Reflections on the COVID-19 special issue for agricultural systems

Stephens

Timsina²,

Snow³

et al. 2022

Agricultural Systems

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The immediate impact of the first waves of the global COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural systems worldwide: Reflections on the COVID-19 special issue for agricultural systems

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Timsina²,

Snow³

et al. 2022

Agricultural Systems

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“…Within the food system innovation and transformation discourses, some progress has been made regarding the development of theories of change that incorporate food system dynamics, whilst being grounded in a broad evidence base that covers diverse types of knowledges and evidence (see e.g. Dinesh et al, 2021;Douthwaite & Hoffecker, 2017;Ely & Oxley, 2014). Most notably, understanding societal change within the broader food system requires development practitioners and academics to think of impacts in terms of contributions, generated through complex interactions between stakeholders and implementers (Ely & Oxley, 2014;Leach et al, 2007).…”

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Simple solutions for complex problems? What is missing in agriculture for nutrition interventions

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Within the nutritionism paradigm, in this article we critically review the marketization and medicalization logics which aim to address the pressing issue of malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries. Drawing from political economy and food system transformation discourses, we are using the popular intervention types of nutrition-sensitive value chains (marketization logic) and biofortification exemplified through orange-fleshed sweet potato (medicalization logic) to assess their outcomes and underlying logics. We demonstrate that there is insufficient evidence of the positive impact of these interventions on nutritional outcomes, and that their underlying theories of change and impact logics do not deal with the inherent complexity of nutritional challenges. We show that nutrition-sensitive value chain approaches are unable to leverage or enhance the functioning of value chains to improve nutritional outcomes, especially in light of the disproportionate power of some food companies. We further demonstrate that orange-fleshed sweet potato interventions and biofortification more broadly adopt a narrow approach to malnutrition, disregarding the interactions between food components and broader value chain and food system dynamics. We argue that both intervention types focus solely on increasing the intake of specific nutrients without incorporating their embeddedness in the wider food systems and the relevant political-economic and social relations that influence the production and consumption of food. We conclude that the systemic nature of malnutrition requires to be understood and addressed as part of the food system transformation challenge in order to move towards solving it. To do so, new evaluation frameworks along with new approaches to solutions are necessary that support multiple and diverse development pathways, which are able to acknowledge the social, political-economic, and environmental factors and drivers of malnutrition and poverty.

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“…However, most Indonesians, including DGT's employees themselves, may be unaware of climate change and its carbon tax implications. Climate change is not a significant concern in this developing economy (Dinesh et al, 2021;Nugroho, 2020). The majority of public debates in Indonesia are centered on economic development and poverty eradication.…”

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Climate Change, Carbon Tax, and the Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes Preparedness in Implementing the New Carbon Tax

Nugraha

Balogun²

2022

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One of the crucial issues in Indonesia is climate change. It can jeopardize Indonesia's sustainable development. This article investigates a carbon tax as a climate policy option in Indonesia and the Directorate General of Taxes readiness in imposing the new carbon tax bill in April 2022. This research analyzes the early stage of carbon tax implementation in Indonesia. The author conducted a qualitative questionnaire to a small and unrepresentative sample of 32 tax officers in the DGT's head office, regional office, and small tax office in Jakarta. The data collecting process took place in January 2022. The results suggest that most DGT's employees in this study are already familiar with the term "climate change", its causes, and its effects as a worldwide global catastrophe. Furthermore, most respondents understand what a carbon tax is but in terms of preparedness to implement the new carbon tax, only 21 of 32 employees (65.6 percent) believe Indonesia is prepared to impose the new tax. At the same time, 11 employees doubt the implementation due to lack of human resources, derived rules, and regulation dissemination.

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Enacting theories of change for food systems transformation under climate change

Cited by 38 publications

References 87 publications

The immediate impact of the first waves of the global COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural systems worldwide: Reflections on the COVID-19 special issue for agricultural systems

The immediate impact of the first waves of the global COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural systems worldwide: Reflections on the COVID-19 special issue for agricultural systems

Simple solutions for complex problems? What is missing in agriculture for nutrition interventions

Climate Change, Carbon Tax, and the Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes Preparedness in Implementing the New Carbon Tax

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