{"id":13916,"date":"2025-01-03T11:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=13916"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T11:53:33","slug":"how-agricultural-climate-policies-impact-food-prices-in-poor-and-wealthy-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/how-agricultural-climate-policies-impact-food-prices-in-poor-and-wealthy-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"How Agricultural Climate Policies Impact Food Prices in Poor and Wealthy Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A new study highlights the contrasting effects of climate policies on food prices in wealthy and poor nations, revealing significant disparities in farm share and consumer costs. Understand the global implications.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a new study <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s43016-024-01099-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in Nature Food, researchers have shed light on the profound disparities in how agricultural climate policies impact food prices across rich and poor nations. The study reveals that farmers in high-income countries receive a much smaller share of food spending compared to their counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn high-income countries like the U.S. or Germany, farmers receive less than a quarter of food spending, compared to over 70% in Sub-Saharan Africa, where farming costs make up a larger portion of food prices,\u201d lead author David Meng-Chuen Chen, a scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pik-potsdam.de\/en\/news\/latest-news\/growing-divide-agricultural-climate-policies-affect-food-prices-differently-in-wealthy-and-poor-countries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>. \u201cThis gap underscores how differently food systems function across regions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As economies grow and food systems become more industrialized, farmers are projected to receive an even smaller share of consumer spending, a measure known as the \u2018farm share\u2019 of the food dollar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn wealthy countries, we increasingly buy processed products like bread, cheese or candy where raw ingredients make up just a small fraction of the cost,\u201d co-author Benjamin Bodirsky, a PIK scientist, said in the news release. \u201cThe majority of the price is spent for processing, retail, marketing and transport. This also means that consumers are largely shielded from fluctuations in farm prices caused by climate policies such as taxes on pollution or restrictions on land expansion, but it also underscores how little farmers actually earn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To reach their conclusions, the research team used a combination of statistical and process-based modeling to assess food price components across 136 countries and 11 food groups, analyzing prices for food consumed both at home and away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Most models stop at farm costs, but we went all the way to the grocery store and even the restaurant or canteen,\u201d added Chen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By examining the entire food value chain, the researchers provided new insights into how greenhouse gas mitigation policies impact consumers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClimate policies aimed at reducing emissions in agriculture often raise concerns about rising food prices, particularly for consumers. Our analysis shows that long supply chains of modern food systems buffer consumer prices from drastic increases, especially in wealthier countries,\u201d Chen added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the impact of these policies varies significantly between wealthy and low-income regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven under very ambitious climate policies with strong greenhouse gas pricing on farming activities, the impact on consumer prices by the year 2050 would be far smaller in wealthier countries,\u201d Bodirsky added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In these nations, consumer food prices would be 1.25 times higher with climate policies, even if producer prices are projected to be 2.73 times higher by 2050. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Conversely, in lower-income countries, consumer food prices could rise by a factor of 2.45 under ambitious climate policies by 2050, with producer prices increasing by a factor of 3.3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these challenges, the study suggests that food price inflation due to climate mitigation policies does not necessarily have to disadvantage poor consumers. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-22315-9\" title=\"\">previous study<\/a> by PIK indicated that if carbon pricing revenues were used to support low-income households, these households could be better off despite food price rises, owing to higher incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermann Lotze-Campen, head of the Climate Resilience research department at PIK and co-author of the study, underscores the necessity of climate policies for the long-term sustainability of agriculture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClimate policies might be challenging for consumers, farmers and food producers in the short term, but they are essential for safeguarding agriculture and food systems in the long run,\u201d he said. \u201cWithout ambitious climate policies and emission reductions, much larger impacts of unabated climate change, such as crop harvest failures and supply chain disruptions, are likely to drive food prices even higher. Climate policies should be designed to include mechanisms that help producers and consumers to transition smoothly, such as fair carbon pricing, financial support for vulnerable regions and population groups, and investments in sustainable farming practices.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings provide critical insights for policymakers worldwide, emphasizing the need for balanced approaches that consider the diverse impacts on different economies and strive to protect vulnerable populations while advancing climate goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a new study published in Nature Food, researchers have shed light on the profound disparities in how agricultural climate policies impact food prices across rich and poor nations. 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