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Global Financial and Food Price Crisis: A Double Shock on ASEAN Food Security
The food price crisis that occurred in the mid-2000s and the global financial crisis that transpired in 2008 had an enduring impact on developing and emerging countries where investment growth rates have declined sharply. Food insecurity has also become an important concern. Using a food security...Volume 14 Issue No. 1 (June 2017) -
Urban Agriculture and Food Security in Development Planning
With the world population anticipated to reach over nine billion in 2050, and the majority of whom will live in cities, feeding a predominantly urban population will pose additional challenges to a predominantly rural-based agrifood system. Further, with the focus of economic activity being centered...Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024) -
Household Food Insecurity and COVID-19 Social Safety Nets in Cavite, Philippines
The COVID-19 restrictions have caused economic losses that affected food availability and accessibility, thereby compromising people’s lifestyles and putting the already existing poor households into severe food insecurity. As such, national government agencies and local government units in...Volume 21 Issue No. 1 (June 2024) -
Food Safety Concerns and other Factors Affecting Iran's Pistachio Exports to EU, Australia, and Japan
In this paper, the impact of food safety concerns on Iran’s pistachio export demand was investigated. Panel data and panel cointegration analyses were used to estimate the export demand function of Iran’s pistachio nuts to the European Union (EU), Japan, and Australia for the period of...Volume 10 Issue No. 2 (December 2013) -
Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Agricultural Production in Southeast Asia: Toward Transformative Change in Agricultural Food Systems
How will the COVID-19 pandemic affect the agriculture sector in Southeast Asia? Clearly, any disruptions in the agricultural food systems would create supply and demand shocks that would impact on the agriculture sector's immediate and long-term economic performance and food security...Volume 17 Issue No. 1 (June 2020) -
Growth, Poverty, and Food Policy in the Philippines: Lessons for the Post-COVID-19 Era
The Philippine economy’s growth has accelerated since 2010, outperforming its Asian peers in the current decade. However, poverty reduction is comparatively weak in response to growth, suggesting that growth has been less inclusive than expected. Poverty in the Philippines is still largely a...Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024) -
How I Learned to Stabilize Rice Prices, and Why: A Retrospective Essay
This retrospective essay examines six decades of work on rice price stabilization and food security in Asia, emphasizing the critical role of stable rice prices in promoting pro-poor growth, economic development, and political stability. Based on extensive policy engagement in countries such as...Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024) -
Youth Engagement in Transforming the Food System to Address Malnutrition in the Philippines
Unless the Philippine food system is made more resilient, the aspirations of AmBisyon Natin 2040 will remain elusive, hindering the country’s ability to achieve inclusive growth, eradicate poverty, and ensure the well-being of all Filipinos. Focused on the youth, this paper brings together...Volume 21 20th Anniversary Issue (October 2024) -
Unveiling Socioeconomic Factors Shaping Global Food Prices and Security: A Machine Learning Approach
Global concern over food prices and security has intensified due to armed conflicts such as the Russia–Ukraine war, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. Traditional analysis of global food prices and their associations with socioeconomic factors has relied on static linear...Volume 21 Issue No. 2 (December 2024) -
Book Review | Urban and Regional Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems
ABOUT THE BOOK: Urban and Regional Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems is an essential read for academics, policymakers, urban planners, and practitioners interested in understanding and promoting the potential of urban agriculture to create sustainable and resilient food systems. The book...Volume 20 Issue No. 1 (June 2023)
