scholarly journals Food policies: a threat to health?

2002 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim Lobstein
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Nutritional Quality ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Major Step ◽  
Nutrition Policies ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Food Policies

Food policies deliver large quantities of food relatively safely, but they are failing to deliver healthy diets. Policies fall into three broad categories: the supply of sufficient amounts of food (food security); the provision of food free from contamination (food safety); the provision of a healthy diet available to all (nutritional quality). These three aspects are dealt with by institutions that rarely engage with each other, let alone coordinate their strategies. Greater financial support has been given to agricultural policy than to any other joint EU endeavour. In the last decade food safety has dominated headlines and has influenced recent changes to EU food policies. New food authorities and agencies have been established and ministerial responsibilities have been redefined. Yet, it is nutrition, or rather `mis-nutrition', that is the largest single cause of death and disease within the region, and indeed worldwide. This need not be the case. Nutrition and dietary policies may find themselves in close alliance with policies for sustainable agriculture. However, the change in thinking that will be required will mean reconsidering the role of commercial food production. Successful nutrition policies may yet prove to be the next major step in the improvement of public health.

EU drought response may focus on short-term fixes

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Drought Response ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Eu Policies

Significance The resulting drought in many parts of the continent and its impact on agriculture have highlighted the threat posed by climate change to future food production. It has also raised questions about the role of EU policies in exacerbating or mitigating this threat. Impacts Weather conditions in Europe and elsewhere will increase the prices of many agricultural commodities. Higher food prices will affect poorer households disproportionately. Reforming EU agricultural policy will remain a secondary consideration, after the priorities of producers and wider budgetary battles.

scholarly journals Effect of the Common Agricultural Policy on Agriculture and the Increasing Role of Nongovernmental Organisations

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristaps Zdanovskis ◽  
Irina Pilvere
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Agricultural Policy ◽  
Common Agricultural Policy ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Rural Environment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Common ◽  
Farmer Organisations

The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has considerably contributed to changes in the rural environment of Latvia after its accession to the European Union (EU). The accession provided new opportunities and considerable financial support for agriculture, yet the competition of farms under the conditions determined by the CAP has changed the composition of final agricultural output in Latvia. As the number of EU Member States increased and the CAP became more complicated, an increasing role in defending the interests of farmers is played by farmer organisations.

scholarly journals Modelling food policies and food production.

1986 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-294
Author(s):  
W. Tims ◽  
D.C. Faber
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Food Studies ◽  
Tax Rates ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Policy Models ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
Food Policies ◽  
National Models ◽  
Distribution Of Income

The Centre for World Food Studies in Amsterdam is developing economic policy models focussing on food and agriculture, and incorporating detailed agronomic information. The structure of these national models is such that they can be linked in order to analyse international trade. The developing country models emphasize and analyse the problem of hunger and poverty through the role of agronomic and livestock constraints, the changes in the distribution of income between agriculture and non-agriculture as well as within agriculture. Model alternatives can be analysed through changes in various parameters, such as direct and indirect tax rates, tariffs, buffer stocks, import and export quotas. (Abstract retrieved from CAB Abstracts by CABI’s permission)

Role of Food Safety Management Systems in safe food production: A review

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
pp. e12464 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anil Panghal ◽  
Navnidhi Chhikara ◽  
Neelesh Sindhu ◽  
Sundeep Jaglan
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Safety Management Systems ◽  
Safe Food

scholarly journals International moves to strengthen food policies

2009 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Lobstein
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
International Level ◽  
Nutrition Policies ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Food Policies ◽  
Promotional Marketing

The present paper considers the need to move from a ‘health education’ approach to dietary health to an approach that focuses on food and nutrition policies at the population level, and especially those policies that avoid widening the inequalities in health between different socio-economic groups and those policies that promote healthy diets among children. Recent moves at the international level include measures to protect children from promotional marketing of fatty and sugary foods and the funding of free fruit for schoolchildren. By improving child health, improvements can be expected in the health of future generations.

Enhancement of food production quality: the truffle case

2020 ◽  
pp. 587-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Viganò ◽  
Federico Gori ◽  
Antonella Amicucci
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Production Quality ◽  
Regulatory Framework ◽  
Marketing Literature

The central role of quality agri-food production in the promotion of a given territory is actually widely recognized by both the economic and marketing literature and the stakeholders involved in the enhancement process of rural systems. On this basis, this work analyzes one of the finest Italian agri-food products: the truffle. This work tries to point out the main problems characterizing the current regulatory framework, the trade and the production of the Italian truffle sector, emphasizing their causes, consequences and possible solutions.

INTERACTION OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY OF UKRAINE WITH INTERNATIONAL CREDIT AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serhii Voitko ◽  
◽  
Yuliia Borodinova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
International Financial Institutions ◽  
The Future ◽  
International Credit

The article examines the interaction of the national economy of Ukraine with international credit and financial organizations, evaluates the positive and negative consequences and identifies possible areas for further cooperation. The role of international credit and financial organizations in the development of the global economy is analyzed. Today, international financial institutions have taken a leading place among institutions that provide financial support and contribute to the implementation of necessary reforms aimed at developing enterprises in various sectors of the economy and strengthening the country's financial sector as a whole. The importance of cooperation between Ukraine and international financial institutions for the development of the country's economy has been determined. The problems and directions of development of cooperation with leading credit and financial organizations in modern conditions are identified. Despite the presence of certain shortcomings, cooperation between Ukraine and international credit and financial organizations will continue in the future.

scholarly journals Innovation Capabilities and the Performance of Start-Ups in Korea: The Role of Government Support Policies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6009
Author(s):  
Se-Kyoung Choi ◽  
Sangyun Han ◽  
Kyu-Tae Kwak
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups

What kind of capacity is needed to improve the performance of start-ups? How effective are government support policies in improving start-up performance? Start-ups are critical firm group for ensuring the prospective and sustainable growth of an economy, and thus many countries’ governments have established support policies and they are likely to engage more widely in forward-looking political support activities to ensure further growth and expansion. In this paper, the effect of innovation capabilities and government support policies on start-up performance is examined. We used an unbalanced panel data analysis with a random effect generalized least squares. We investigated the effect of government support policies on 4368 Korean start-ups. The findings indicated that technology and knowledge capabilities had positive effects on the sales performance of start-ups, and government financial support positively affected the relationship between knowledge capability and firm performance. However, when government financial support increased, marketing capability was negatively associated with firm performance. These results demonstrate the significant role of government financial support, including its crowding in but also its crowding out effect. Practical implications: To be more effective, governments should employ innovation-driven entrepreneurship policy approaches to support start-ups. To improve their performance, start-ups need to increase their technology and knowledge capabilities. This study extends recent efforts to understand more fully the effect of government support policies on start-ups differing in their technology, knowledge, and marketing capabilities.

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