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 Baquedano, Jeremy Jelliffe, Jayson Beckman, Maros Ivanic, Yacob Zereyesus and Michael Johnson

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2022, vol. 44, issue 4, 1942-1954

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.

Date: 2022
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