In search of economically significant food losses: Evidence from Tunisia and Egypt

Anríquez, Gustavo; Foster, William; Ortega, Jorge; Rocha, Jozimo Santos

doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2020.101912

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“…During the 2018-2019 season, the distribution of the quality measure, and therefore also of prices received, shifts rightward according to the skill classification based on previous seasons. While further analysis at the level of input use and orchard management would be required, the evidence here and from recent studies (e.g., [17,43]) strongly suggests that the quality distribution leading to losses, is controllable by producers. One would suspect therefore that the introduction of other uses for non-exported cherries, such as the extraction of antioxidant polyphenols, would reduce total export volumes and average export product quality.…”

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Understanding Farm-Level Incentives within the Bioeconomy Framework: Prices, Product Quality, Losses, and Bio-Based Alternatives

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The bioeconomy framework emphasizes potential contributions of life sciences to novel, bio-based products and to discover economic uses for what would otherwise be considered waste or loss in traditional production systems. To best exploit this perspective, especially for biowaste innovations, economists should develop behavioral models that integrate decision-making with biophysical concepts. The supply to bioeconomy uses of farm production otherwise lost depends on the relative net benefits of adjusting production across a range of quality levels. Without understanding such incentives, one cannot fully anticipate the effects on prices and consumer welfare due to new alternatives. The analysis here examines farm-level incentives that determine quality, sales and loss levels, and possible switching of supplies to alternative uses. We present a farmer decision model of the distribution of product qualities, total losses, and the adoption of alternative profitable activities, such as for antioxidants or other novel bioproducts. We demonstrate how the introduction of bio-based alternatives changes opportunity costs of resource use, altering product quality proportions and sales to traditional markets. Adopting biowaste alternatives depends on scale, productivity, and fixed costs; adopting these reduces the proportion of production going to traditional buyers/consumers and shifts downward the distribution of traditional product (e.g., food-grade) qualities.

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Understanding Farm-Level Incentives within the Bioeconomy Framework: Prices, Product Quality, Losses, and Bio-Based Alternatives

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“…Nevertheless, in light of the evolving food consumption and utilization structures across society, food security has transcended its conventional focus on mere ration security. It has expanded into a broader context, encompassing even bioenergy security concerns [6,8]. Utilizing the DPSIR model, Lei et al [9] assessed China's food security across three dimensions: cultivated land quantity, quality, and ecology.…”

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Do Factor Misallocations Affect Food Security? Evidence from China

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The reasonable allocation of grain production factors is of vital importance to food security and agricultural development. To assess the impact of agricultural factor misallocation on food security, this paper, based on the panel data from China spanning from 2005 to 2019, conducted a comprehensive evaluation of agricultural factor misallocation and food security coefficients across 31 provinces in China, using a spatial Durbin model to examine the effects of factor misallocations on food security. The findings are as follows: (1) Production factor misallocation has significant negative impacts on food security, among them, capital misallocation and labor misallocation inhibiting food security in the local and neighboring areas, and land misallocation has a significant negative impact on food security in local areas, while its spatial spillover effect is no longer significant. (2) Mechanism analysis shows that capital misallocation and labor misallocation hinder the development of transportation infrastructure and the transfer of rural labor, thereby reducing food security. Land misallocation has accelerated the construction of transportation infrastructure, promoted the migration of rural labor, and helped ensure food security. (3) The regional heterogeneity test reveals that capital misallocation and labor misallocation hinder food security in major grain-producing areas and both sides of the Hu Huanyong Line (Hu Line). Meanwhile, land misallocation hinders food security development in various grain-producing areas, as well as the southeast of the Hu Line. Based on the above conclusions, this paper proposes suggestions to improve the efficiency of land and labor resource allocation, accelerate the construction of transportation infrastructure, and encourage the transfer speed of surplus agricultural labor.

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“…The food and water savings from reduced losses by investing in modern storage facilities would compensate several times for the additional cost, with an estimate cost of 0.006 USD/m 3 . However, the available loss-reducing techniques do not always offer economically attractive returns to farmers, as it was elucidated by Anriquez et al (2021) for small-scale tomato producers in Egypt. It takes structural reforms to change the strategies of farmers, wholesalers and retailers in this respect.…”

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Unravelling the interplay between water and food systems in arid and semi-arid environments: the case of Egypt

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Food system analysis in arid and semi-arid countries inevitably meets water availability as a major constraining food system driver. Many such countries are net food importers using food subsidy systems, as water resources do not allow national food self-sufficiency. As this leaves countries in a position of dependency on international markets, prices and export bans, it is imperative that every domestic drop of water is used efficiently. In addition, policies can be geared towards ‘water footprints’, where water use efficiency is not just evaluated at the field level but also at the level of trade and import/export. In this paper, Egyptian food systems are described based on production, distribution and consumption statistics, key drivers and food system outcomes, i.e., health, sustainable land and water use, and inclusiveness. This is done for three coarsely defined Egyptian food systems: traditional, transitional and modern. A water footprint analysis then shows that for four MENA countries, differences occur between national green and blue water volumes, and the volumes imported through imported foods. Egypt has by far the largest blue water volume, but on a per capita basis, other countries are even more water limited. Then for Egypt, the approach is applied to the wheat and poultry sectors. They show opportunities but also limitations when it comes to projected increased water and food needs in the future. An intervention strategy is proposed that looks into strategies to get more out of the food system components production, distribution and consumption. On top of that food subsidy policies as well as smart water footprint application may lead to a set of combined policies that may lead to synergies between the three food system outcomes, paving the way to desirable food system transformation pathways.

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In search of economically significant food losses: Evidence from Tunisia and Egypt

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Understanding Farm-Level Incentives within the Bioeconomy Framework: Prices, Product Quality, Losses, and Bio-Based Alternatives

Understanding Farm-Level Incentives within the Bioeconomy Framework: Prices, Product Quality, Losses, and Bio-Based Alternatives

Do Factor Misallocations Affect Food Security? Evidence from China

Unravelling the interplay between water and food systems in arid and semi-arid environments: the case of Egypt

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