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1. Access to variety contributes to dietary diversity in China

Author:
Jing Liu; Gerald E. Shively; James K. Binkley
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 323-331
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
consumer demand; electricity; food consumption; food policy; healthy diet; infrastructure; modernization; rural communities; transportation; urbanization; China
Abstract:
... In the canonical consumer demand problem, an agent makes a decision about quantities to consume, under the assumption that all varieties can be accessed at zero cost. In reality, the cost of accessing variety may not be zero. In this paper we study the effect of variety access cost on the consumption of food variety and its role in explaining regional differences in dietary diversity in China. We ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.09.007

2. Adapting to food safety crises: Interpreting success and failure in the Canadian response to BSE

Author:
Kevin Edson Jones; Debra J. Davidson
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 250-258
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
beef industry; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; food policy; food safety; learning; qualitative analysis; risk; risk analysis; Canada
Abstract:
... This paper explores processes of adaptation to food safety crises, and raises questions about what can be understood as success and failure in a crisis response. It presents the outcomes of a qualitative research study of Canada’s beleaguered beef industry, and investigates institutional learning and adaptation following an outbreak of BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) in particular. The anal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.09.003

3. Addressing food waste reduction in Denmark

Author:
Afton Halloran; Jesper Clement; Niels Kornum; Camelia Bucatariu; Jakob Magid
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 294-301
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
biogas; biogeochemical cycles; composts; energy recovery; food labeling; food packaging; food production; food waste; industry; public-private partnerships; society; stakeholders; urbanization; waste reduction; Denmark
Abstract:
... Global food demand is driven by population and economic growth, and urbanization. One important instrument to meet this increasing demand and to decrease the pressure on food production is to minimize food losses and food waste. Food waste and loss is a major societal, economic, nutritional and environmental challenge. Using the case of Denmark, this paper analyses causes of food waste, and discus ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.09.005

4. Are there systematic gender differences in the adoption of sustainable agricultural intensification practices? Evidence from Kenya

Author:
S. Wagura Ndiritu; Menale Kassie; Bekele Shiferaw
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 117-127
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
animal manures; assets; crop production; farmers; females; gender differences; intercropping; males; managers; mangers; mineral fertilizers; minimum tillage; models; socioeconomic status; surveys; sustainable agricultural intensification; water conservation; Kenya
Abstract:
... This paper uses sex-disaggregated survey data at the plot level to test whether there are systematic gender differences in the adoption of multiple sustainable intensification practices (SIPs) in Kenya. We analyze plot level adoption decisions of SIPs by male, female or joint plot managers within the household, controlling for household characteristics, asset wealth and land quality factors that c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.06.010

5. Can consumers’ willingness to pay incentivize adoption of environmental impact reducing technologies in meat animal production?

Author:
Robin R. White; Michael Brady
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 41-49
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
correlation; probability; purchasing; beef cattle; models; Bayesian theory; ecolabeling; surveys; consumer expenditure; animal production; beef; willingness to pay; environmental impact; case studies; databases; prediction; United States
Abstract:
... This study develops a model estimating consumer willingness to pay (WTP) for environmental meat attributes and uses a multi-objective nutritional optimizer to explore the extent to which WTP can offset on-farm costs of reducing water use. Data for the WTP model are sourced from a literature survey of the Agricola and Google Scholar databases yielding 46 studies estimating WTP for pure and impure ( ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.06.007

6. Consumer vs. citizen willingness to pay for restaurant food safety

Author:
Roselyne Alphonce; Frode Alfnes; Amit Sharma
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 160-166
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
food law; food safety; issues and policy; purchasing; researchers; restaurants; safety standards; surveys; willingness to pay
Abstract:
... Individuals may display different preferences for food regulations when acting as a voting citizen than as a buying consumer. In this paper, we examine whether such a duality exists between citizens and consumers in the willingness to pay for food safety standards in restaurants. Using a split-sample willingness to pay survey, we find that individuals exhibit a higher willingness to pay for improv ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.06.009

7. Consumers’ valuation of sustainability labels on meat

Author:
Ellen J. Van Loo; Vincenzina Caputo; Rodolfo M. Nayga; Wim Verbeke
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 137-150
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
European Union; animal welfare; carbon footprint; chickens; ecolabeling; ethics; meat; organic foods; purchasing; willingness to pay
Abstract:
... There are various sustainability certifications and claims for food products that focus on environmental or ethical benefits. These claims empower consumers to make informed purchasing decisions that take environmental and ethical considerations into account. This paper compares consumers’ preferences for four types of sustainability claims related to organic meat, free range, animal welfare and c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.07.002

8. Developing systems to control food adulteration

Author:
Louise Manning; Jan Mei Soon
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 23-32
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
adulterated products; food production; foods; issues and policy; prediction; provenance
Abstract:
... The objective of this study is to explore the current strategies available to monitor and detect the economically and criminally motivated adulteration of food, identifying their strengths and weaknesses and recommend new approaches and policies to strengthen future capabilities to counter adulteration in a globalized food environment. There are many techniques used to detect the presence of adult ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.06.005

9. Differential impacts of country of origin labeling: COOL econometric evidence from cattle markets

Author:
Sebastien Pouliot; Daniel A. Sumner
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 107-116
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
World Trade Organization; country of origin labeling; econometrics; feeder cattle; imports; markets; meat; prices; Canada; United States
Abstract:
... Country of origin labeling (COOL) occurs routinely for many products in many places, but the US implementation of mandatory COOL for meat, whose purpose is to identify the origin of the livestock used to produce the meat, generated much controversy and a major WTO dispute that has yet to be settled. This paper estimates econometrically differential market impacts of mandatory COOL on cattle raised ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.06.003

10. Diversification and sophistication of livestock products: The case of African countries

Author:
Nadège Désirée Yaméogo; Tiguéné Nabassaga; Mthuli Ncube
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 398-407
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
animal products; exports; imports; livestock; niche markets; raw materials; world markets; Africa
Abstract:
... This study assesses the level of sophistication of livestock products in Africa by evaluating technology intensity and economic complexity of each product. Using trade data from 1995 to 2012, livestock commodity exports are classified based on technology intensity. Employing a method of reflection in computing the economic complexity of export products, we find that one fifth of African livestock ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.10.005

11. Does media influence consumer demand? The case of lean finely textured beef in the United States

Author:
Anita Yadavalli; Keithly Jones
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 219-227
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
chickens; consumer demand; food policy; ground beef; industry; lean finely textured beef; meat cuts; meat production; models; news media; pork; sales; statistics; United States
Abstract:
... In 2012, the media paid extra attention to lean finely textured beef (LFTB), an inexpensive lean beef product extracted from low-valued fatty trim. The media’s negative portrayal of LFTB as an unnecessary and unsavory additive to ground beef products corresponded with a spike in reports over a 6-month period. Since LFTB is often used in ground beef, it is likely that consumption of LFTB-based grou ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.08.002

12. From global economic modelling to household level analyses of food security and sustainability: How big is the gap and can we bridge it?

Author:
Mark T. van Wijk
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 378-388
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
agricultural land; developing countries; farms; food security; issues and policy; land use; landscapes; livestock; livestock production; markets; models; people; prices; socioeconomics
Abstract:
... Policy and decision makers have to make difficult choices to improve the food security of local people against the background of drastic global and local changes. Ex-ante impact assessment using integrated models can help them with these decisions. This review analyses the state of affairs of the multi-scale modelling of policy interventions, with an emphasis on applications in developing countrie ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.10.003

13. Governmental and private certification labels for organic food: Consumer attitudes and preferences in Germany

Author:
Meike Janssen; Ulrich Hamm
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 437-448
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
European Union; consumer attitudes; consumer preferences; farmers; markets; organic certification; organic foods; willingness to pay; Germany
Abstract:
... In July 2012, the new EU logo for organic food became mandatory for all packaged organic products produced within the EU. While voluntary governmental and private organic certification labels have a long tradition in Europe, the introduction of a mandatory logo is novel in the regulatory environment. The variety of organic labels in the market raises a number of questions from the perspective of c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.011

14. Heterogeneity in consumer perceptions of the animal friendliness of broiler production systems

Author:
Janneke de Jonge; Hans van Trijp
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 174-185
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
animal welfare; animals; consumer attitudes; food policy; markets; meat; organic foods; poultry production; private sector; production technology; slaughter
Abstract:
... Animal welfare-based product differentiation through private sector initiatives has led to the introduction of ‘compromise’ meat products, which are produced at beyond regulatory standards for animal welfare, but are cheaper than organic meat. A variety of production system characteristics serve as parameters to achieve higher animal welfare standards. Food policies will be more effective if they ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.07.008

15. Informational cascades and technology adoption: Evidence from Greek and German organic growers

Author:
Konstantinos Chatzimichael; Margarita Genius; Vangelis Tzouvelekas
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 186-195
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
growers; innovation adoption; olives; organic production; profitability; rural areas; social networks; sociodemographic characteristics; subsidies; Germany; Greece
Abstract:
... The present study aims to empirically analyze the effect of social interactions and conversion subsidies on the adoption rates of organic farming practices in two samples of olive and cereal growers in Greece and Germany, respectively. To this end we construct two alternative indicators to capture informational cascades created in rural areas. The first indicator is based on demographic characteri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.08.001

16. Integrating livestock feeds and production systems into agricultural multi-market models: The example of IMPACT

Author:
Siwa Msangi; Dolapo Enahoro; Mario Herrero; Nicholas Magnan; Petr Havlik; An Notenbaert; Signe Nelgen
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 365-377
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
advocacy; feed requirements; herds; livestock; livestock feeds; livestock production; models; policy analysis; production technology
Abstract:
... The various ways in which livestock production systems can be incorporated into economic, partial-equilibrium, multi-market models are presented, and the challenges outlined. A particular focus and illustrative case is livestock feed. Foremost among the challenges is the reconciliation of scientific understanding of livestock feed requirements and production characteristics with the available nati ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.10.002

17. Introduction to the special section on organic certification systems: Policy issues and research topics

Author:
Stephan Dabbert; Christian Lippert; Alexander Zorn
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 425-428
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
European Union; consumer preferences; farmers; farms; food policy; organic certification; organic production
Abstract:
... This article introduces a special section in Food Policy that discusses organic certification systems. Among the various issues in this field, the three articles in this special section address (i) the determinants of farmers’ decisions regarding whether to utilise organic production practices and whether to apply for organic certification; (ii) consumer preferences for different organic labels; a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.05.009

18. Issues and strategies in ex-post evaluation of intervention against animal disease outbreaks and spread

Author:
Mohamadou L. Fadiga; Hikuepi B. Katjiuongua
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 418-424
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
animal diseases; animals; disease outbreaks; financial economics; food security; models; nutrition; public health; uncertainty
Abstract:
... Animal disease outbreaks pose a significant threat in terms of potential economic losses, reduced productivity, and negative impacts on public health, food security and nutrition. This paper considers four issues in ex-post evaluation of animal disease interventions: firstly, a counterfactual involves simulating disease trajectories without the intervention. But some diseases can become endemic or ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.10.007

19. Localization effects for a fresh vegetable product supply chain: Broccoli in the eastern United States

Author:
Shady S. Atallah; Miguel I. Gómez; Thomas Björkman
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 151-159
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
broccoli; food miles; models; supply chain; transportation; Eastern United States
Abstract:
... What are the costs of increased food system localization in the case of a fresh vegetable product? When production is reallocated across space and seasons, how do supply chain costs and consumer prices change? In this article, we use a production and transportation model to answer these questions, along with illustrative simulation results from increased production of fresh broccoli in the eastern ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.07.005

20. Measurement of competitiveness in smallholder livestock systems and emerging policy advocacy: An application to Botswana

Author:
Sirak Bahta; Patrick Malope
Source:
Food policy 2014 v.49 pp. 408-417
ISSN:
0306-9192
Subject:
advocacy; beef; crop production; education; farmers; farms; herd size; income; infrastructure; livestock; market access; markets; poverty; profitability; rural areas; Botswana
Abstract:
... Farm level cross sectional data of 556 randomly selected livestock producers were used to investigate the competitiveness of smallholder beef farmers in Botswana. The results show the presence of inefficiency, with about 74% of the variation in actual profit from maximum profit (profit frontier) between farms mainly arising from differences in farmers’ practices rather than random variability. Fur ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.10.006