Exploring the Dynamics of Responses to Food Production Shocks

Aled Jones and Bradley Hiller
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Aled Jones: Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK
Bradley Hiller: Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge CB1 1PT, UK

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Food production shocks can lead to food crises where access to appropriate quantities and quality of food become inadequate, unaffordable, or unreliable on a major scale. While the physical causes of food production shocks are well researched, the dynamics of responses to them are less well understood. This paper reviews those dynamics and includes evidence gathered via interviews of 44 expert practitioners sourced globally from academia, government, industry, think-tanks, and development/relief organizations. The paper confirms that policy interventions are often prioritised for national interests and poorly coordinated at regional and global scales. The paper acknowledges future compounding trends such as climate change and demographic shifts and suggests that while there are signs of incremental progress in better managing the impacts of shock events, coordinated responses at scale will require a paradigm shift involving major policy, market, and technological advancements, and a wide range of public and private sector stakeholders.

Keywords: production shock; food crisis; food price; government responses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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