Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges

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dc.creatorFan, Shenggen
dc.creatorHeadey, Derek D.
dc.creatorRue, Christopher
dc.creatorThomas, Timothy S.
dc.date2021-10-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:10:21Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:10:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:34:36Z
dc.descriptionFood systems are currently facing unprecedented challenges. More than 690 million people still suffer hunger while climate change, rapid depletion of natural resources, and loss of biodiversity further threaten future food systems. Influential global reports emphasize the need for fundamental transformations of food systems for human and planetary health, but few incorporate economic considerations. This review adopts an economic lens to assessing potential transitions to ideal food systems that are productive, sustainable, nutritious, resilient, and inclusive. Our findings show that new technologies, policies, institutions, and behavior changes can leverage synergies for achieving multiple food system targets, but rigorous economic analysis is needed to further analyze trade-offs and to overcome complex behavioral, institutional, and political barriers. This review also points to important knowledge gaps that economists and other social scientists must address to contribute to the radical transformation of food systems.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142346
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/108319
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAnnual Reviews
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceFan, Shenggen; Headey, Derek D.; Rue, Christopher; and Thomas, Timothy S. 2021. Food systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges. Annual Review of Resource Economics 13: 131-156. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-resource-101520-081337
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjectfood policies
dc.subjectcovid-19
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectresilience
dc.subjectfood systems
dc.titleFood systems for human and planetary health: Economic perspectives and challenges
dc.typeJournal Article

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