Food security implications for low‐ and middle‐income countries under agricultural input reduction: The case of the European Union's farm to fork and biodiversity strategies
Felix G. Baquedano, Jeremy Jelliffe, Jayson Beckman, Maros Ivanic, Yacob Abrehe Zereyesus, Michael D. Johnson
Abstract
Abstract Policies that restrict the use of agricultural inputs have been shown to reduce output, farmers' incomes, and increase food prices, which could ultimately lead to more food insecurity. In this paper, we consider the EU Farm to Fork Strategy's proposed reductions of agricultural inputs on food security in 77 low‐ and middle‐income countries under two implementation scenarios: EU‐only and Global. Our findings indicate that compared with the status quo, each scenario results in a net increase in food insecurity, which ranges from 30 million (EU‐only) to 171 million (Global) by 2030.
Topics & Concepts
Food securityAgricultureStatus quoFork (system call)European unionAgricultural economicsFood pricesFood insecurityEconomicsBusinessNatural resource economicsInternational tradeGeographyOperating systemComputer scienceArchaeologyMarket economyAgricultural Innovations and PracticesAgricultural risk and resilienceEconomics of Agriculture and Food Markets