Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges
Food systems are currently facing unprecedented challenges. More than 690 million people still suffer hunger while climate change, rapid depletion of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity further threaten future food systems. Influential global reports emphasize the need for fundamental transf...
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| author | Fan, Shenggen Headey, Derek D. Rue, Christopher Thomas, Timothy S. |
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| description | Food systems are currently facing unprecedented challenges. More than 690 million people still suffer hunger while climate change, rapid depletion of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity further threaten future food systems. Influential global reports emphasize the need for fundamental transformations of food systems for human and planetary health, but few incorporate economic considerations. This review adopts an economic lens to assessing potential transitions to ideal food systems that are productive, sustainable, nutritious, resilient, and inclusive. Our findings show that new technologies, policies, institutions, and behavior changes can leverage synergies for achieving multiple food system targets, but rigorous economic analysis is needed to further analyze trade-offs and to overcome complex behavioral, institutional, and political barriers. This review also points to important knowledge gaps that economists and other social scientists must address to contribute to the radical transformation of food systems. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1423462024-10-25T08:04:17Z Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges Fan, Shenggen Headey, Derek D. Rue, Christopher Thomas, Timothy S. policies food policies covid-19 sustainability nutrition economics food security diet resilience food systems Food systems are currently facing unprecedented challenges. More than 690 million people still suffer hunger while climate change, rapid depletion of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity further threaten future food systems. Influential global reports emphasize the need for fundamental transformations of food systems for human and planetary health, but few incorporate economic considerations. This review adopts an economic lens to assessing potential transitions to ideal food systems that are productive, sustainable, nutritious, resilient, and inclusive. Our findings show that new technologies, policies, institutions, and behavior changes can leverage synergies for achieving multiple food system targets, but rigorous economic analysis is needed to further analyze trade-offs and to overcome complex behavioral, institutional, and political barriers. This review also points to important knowledge gaps that economists and other social scientists must address to contribute to the radical transformation of food systems. 2021-10-01 2024-05-22T12:10:21Z 2024-05-22T12:10:21Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142346 en Limited Access Annual Reviews Fan, Shenggen; Headey, Derek D.; Rue, Christopher; and Thomas, Timothy S. 2021. Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges. Annual Review of Resource Economics 13: 131-156. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-101520-081337 |
| spellingShingle | policies food policies covid-19 sustainability nutrition economics food security diet resilience food systems Fan, Shenggen Headey, Derek D. Rue, Christopher Thomas, Timothy S. Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges |
| title | Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges |
| title_full | Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges |
| title_fullStr | Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges |
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| title_short | Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges |
| title_sort | food systems for human and planetary health economic perspectives and challenges |
| topic | policies food policies covid-19 sustainability nutrition economics food security diet resilience food systems |
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