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Overcoming evidence gaps on food systems

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  • Koen Deconinck
  • Céline Giner
  • Lee Ann Jackson
  • Lucinda Toyama

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Food systems are expected to provide food security and nutrition, to contribute to the livelihoods of millions, and to do so in an environmentally sustainable way. The broad outlines of these challenges are clear, and in many cases evidence exists on how better policies can improve the performance of food systems. But there are considerable gaps in data and evidence. This paper provides a panoramic overview of different types of evidence gaps on food systems and their causes, and makes the case that better evidence is needed to enable better policies. At the same time, evidence will never be complete. Policy makers and the research community thus need to adopt a pragmatic approach, focusing on where better evidence can make the biggest difference.

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  • Koen Deconinck & Céline Giner & Lee Ann Jackson & Lucinda Toyama, 2021. "Overcoming evidence gaps on food systems," OECD Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Papers 163, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:agraaa:163-en
    DOI: 10.1787/44ba7574-en
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    1. Anderson, Kym, 2022. "Trade-related food policies in a more volatile climate and trade environment," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 109(C).
    2. Bonnet, Céline & Coinon, Marine, 2024. "Environmental co-benefits of health policies to reduce meat consumption: A narrative review," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).

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    Keywords

    Data; Evidence gap maps; Impact assessments; Indicators; Sustainable Development goals;
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    JEL classification:

    • C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q10 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - General

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