The impact of food taboos–often because of religion–is understudied.

Background

Food systems must serve different societal, public health and individual nutrition, and environme

Driven by increased demand from both local and export markets and facilitated by far-reaching lib

Women play important roles at different nodes of both agricultural and off-farm value chains, but

We combine the results of a laboratory experiment and survey of agricultural households to estima

It is often claimed that cotton production is of significant economic and social importance in th

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused nontrivial disruptions to global value chains and affected the l

This article analyzes how value chains play a role in the political economy of agricultural and f

This article analyzes how urban proximity introduces spatial heterogeneity in farm productivity w

In March 2020, India declared a nationwide lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The food system, and those who depend on it, have been strongly but unevenly affected by COVID-19

It is widely feared that the shock of the COVID‐19 pandemic will lead to a significant worsening

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In this paper we descr

In this paper, we try to understand what the main causes of food losses (FLs) are.

International humanitarian organizations have expressed substantial concern about the potential f

This study examines the state of the art of the literature in the domain of food loss and waste (

Food supply chains are extremely important for food access and livelihoods across Africa, but the

Propelled by urbanization, rising incomes, and changing diets, food markets have been expanding i

This study examined consumers’ purchasing habits and demand in peri-urban Mexico City for three t

Rice plays a strategic role in food security in West Africa.

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As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, trade-offs have emerged between the need to contain the viru

Women's participation and empowerment in value chains are goals of many development organizations

The global value chain framework has gained increasing prominence as a policy tool for resource-b

Developing regions' food system has transformed rapidly in the past several decades.

Smallholder producers in sub-Saharan Africa are often unable integrate into markets and access hi

Evidence shows the importance of food systems for sustainable development: they are at the nexus

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to identify sources and quantifying di

The Indian government has made significant efforts to promote dairy cooperatives to link the milk

We extend the nominal rate of protection (NRP) methodology to a value chain framework.

The decade to 2015 saw rapid growth in trade between Southern African Development Community (SADC

This paper examines the services sector in Thailand with a focus on regional and global value cha

This paper examines Japan's participation in global value chains (GVCs).

Regional value chains (RVCs) are considered as an important step towards greater integration into

The seminal work by Antras and Chor in 2013 predicted that, under incomplete-contracting environm

This paper aims to analyse the current position and potential for upgrading of the Philippines in

It is now commonly accepted that poverty alleviation and the development of agricultural value ch

International coffee markets are changing quickly due to market liberalization, increasingly stri

Commercial layer and indigenous chicken farming in Nairobi and associated activities in the egg v

This paper highlights that 1) Both formal and informal value chains coexist in the dairy sector o