Food Policy

Food policy is the area of public policy concerning how food is produced, processed, distributed, purchased, or provided. Food policies are designed to influence the operation of the food and agriculture system balanced with ensuring human health needs. This often includes decision-making around production and processing techniques, marketing, availability, utilization and consumption of food, in the interest of meeting or furthering social objectives. Food policy can be promulgated on any level, from local to global, and by a government agency, business, or organization. Food policymakers engage in activities such as regulation of food-related industries, establishing eligibility standards for food assistance …

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World Bank Group · 9 January 2025 English

This paper empirically examines how standards and technical regulations affect export margins in three African countries at the firm level. The approach involves combining detailed customs transaction data at the …

product quality: Firm-level evidence from Peru. Food Policy, 91. Czubala, W., Shepherd, B., and Wilson, J European food safety standards on African exports. Food Policy, 26(5):495 – 514. 25Ronen, E. (2017). Quantifying


UN: The United Nations · 9 January 2025 English

Adopted, 50th meeting


World Bank Group · 9 January 2025 English

This study investigates the impact of competition from informal or unregistered firms on the likelihood of formal manufacturing small and medium-size enterprises obtaining internationally recognized quality certificates. The sample includes …

Firm-level Evidence from Chinese Agri-food Sectors. Food Policy 117: 102455.37 Figure 1: Output of the informal


World Bank Group · 8 January 2025 English

The availability of weather data from remotely sensed Earth observation data has reduced the cost of including weather variables in econometric models. Weather variables are common instrumental variables used to …

production and productivity measurement in surveys. Food Policy 102, 102033. K¨onig, M. D., D. Rohner, M. Thoenig


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 8 January 2025 English

Luis Montesclaros Global supply chains have been disrupted in recent years Supply Security and Food Security as Critical to by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical threats States such as …

et al., “Geostrategic Dimensions of Recent Food Policy Decisions”, Applied Economic Perspectives and


World Bank Group · 8 January 2025 English

This paper empirically examines how standards and technical regulations affect export margins in three African countries at the firm level. The approach involves combining detailed customs transaction data at the …

product quality: Firm-level evidence from Peru. Food Policy, 91. Czubala, W., Shepherd, B., and Wilson, J European food safety standards on African exports. Food Policy, 26(5):495 – 514. 25Ronen, E. (2017). Quantifying


World Bank Group · 8 January 2025 English

This study investigates the impact of competition from informal or unregistered firms on the likelihood of formal manufacturing small and medium-size enterprises obtaining internationally recognized quality certificates. The sample includes …

Firm-level Evidence from Chinese Agri-food Sectors. Food Policy 117: 102455.37 Figure 1: Output of the informal


UN: The United Nations · 8 January 2025 English

Adopted, 81st plenary meeting

Food Security  Recommendations FOOD SECURITY FOOD POLICY


World Bank Group · 7 January 2025 English

The availability of weather data from remotely sensed Earth observation data has reduced the cost of including weather variables in econometric models. Weather variables are common instrumental variables used to …

production and productivity measurement in surveys. Food Policy 102, 102033. K¨onig, M. D., D. Rohner, M. Thoenig


World Bank Group · 7 January 2025

Economic conditions have deteriorated further in the past six months, with recent devastating floods adding to ongoing challenges associated with armed conflict and macroeconomic volatility. In conjunction with heavy monsoon …

Internally Displaced Persons IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute ILO International Labour


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