The Globalization of Food Systems: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Patterns

Senauer, Benjamin; Venturini, Luciano

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.14304

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“…The influence of the existing global agri-food system poses a threat to local ecosystems (Willett et al, 2019). The current agri-food production practices in developed nations are marked by industrialized and intensive agriculture, market-oriented production, and high water and energy usage (Senauer and Venturini, 2005).…”

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Industrial symbiosis and agri-food system: Themes, links, and relationships

Hamam

Spina

Raimondo

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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Industrial symbiosis is an eco-innovative system concept that is based on a circular economy and industrial ecology ideas. This process comprises the movement of materials, energy, and skills across enterprises located within eco-industrial parks, and strives to provide economic, environmental, and social competitive advantages for all the involved parties. Considering that the agri-food system creates a vast quantity of by-products along the supply chain, it is a sector that has huge potential within material and energy recovery systems and fits well into eco-industrial parks. The current study is a literature review that aims to evaluate the interest exhibited so far by scientific research in the topic of industrial symbiosis in the agri-food sector and to highlight the primary analytical techniques that have been used for this topic. Using the paradigm of multiple correspondence analysis, a content analysis was conducted from which the major themes of the researched phenomena emerged. The results indicate that the topic areas are unrelated and somewhat distant from each other. The analyzed case studies have revealed that the authors had neglected the communicative and collaborative elements among stakeholders, and instead focused on the potential use of some tools and approaches. Furthermore, it has been hypothesized that the hiding of information within a supply chain prevents industrial symbiosis procedures from being implemented. This research suggests the necessity of creating communication and cooperation platforms among stakeholders, which would promote the introduction of new techniques and tools for the development of circular production systems.

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Industrial symbiosis and agri-food system: Themes, links, and relationships

Hamam

Spina

Raimondo

et al. 2023

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…For example, FDI has been instrumental in the proliferation of supermarkets and foreign-owned retail chains. These dynamics, in tandem with shifts in demand, have substantially contributed to the transformation of food systems in low-and middle-income countries, prominently exempli ed by the "supermarketization" of food retail in these regions 15,29,30,50,51 .…”

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Analysis of food system drivers of deforestation highlights foreign investments and urbanization as threats to tropical forests

Sylvester,

Gutiérrez-Zapata,

Pérez‑Marulanda

et al. 2024

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According to the latest Global Forest Resources Assessment, approximately 90% of global forest cover changes between 2000 and 2018 was attributable to agricultural expansion, positioning food production as the greatest direct driver of deforestation. Our understanding of direct and underlying drivers of deforestation has generally been informed by land systems studies focusing on how interactions between human and environmental systems influence land use change. Yet, despite the prominent role of agricultural expansion for food production in driving deforestation, limited research has explored deforestation through the lens of the food system. Consequentially, little is known about which dimensions of the food system are most influential in driving emissions from deforestation, which in turn impedes the development of effective strategies and policies to reduce food system emissions while achieving zero hunger. Therefore, this study takes a food system approach to analyzing drivers of deforestation at global and continental scales to determine how drivers related to the three dimensions of the food system – (1) consumption/demand, (2) production/supply and (3) trade/distribution – influenced forest cover changes in 40 tropical countries from 2004 to 2021. Results of Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) models suggest that trade- and demand-side dynamics, namely foreign direct investments and urban population growth, are playing important roles in influencing deforestation trends at the global, Asia and Latin America scales, suggesting that food system-based interventions could be effective in reducing deforestation in these regions. The model for Africa yielded a weaker explanatory power, suggesting factors beyond the food system might have a more substantial impact on deforestation in the region. The proposed framework provides critical insights into where interventions within the food system are needed to reduce deforestation and how such interventions could contribute synergistically to the achievement of coupled sustainable goals, such as climate action, life on land and zero hunger.

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Analysis of food system drivers of deforestation highlights foreign direct investments and urbanization as threats to tropical forests

Sylvester,

Gutiérrez-Zapata,

Pérez-Marulanda

et al. 2024

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Approximately 90% of global forest cover changes between 2000 and 2018 were attributable to agricultural expansion, making food production the leading direct driver of deforestation. While previous studies have focused on the interaction between human and environmental systems, limited research has explored deforestation from a food system perspective. This study analyzes the drivers of deforestation in 40 tropical and subtropical countries (2004–2021) through the lenses of consumption/demand, production/supply and trade/distribution using Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) models. Our models explained a substantial portion of deforestation variability globally (R2 = 0.74) and in Asia (R2 = 0.81) and Latin America (R2 = 0.73). The results indicate that trade- and demand-side dynamics, specifically foreign direct investments and urban population growth, play key roles in influencing deforestation trends at these scales, suggesting that food system-based interventions could be effective in mitigating deforestation. Conversely, the model for Africa showed weaker explanatory power (R2 = 0.30), suggesting that factors beyond the food system may play a larger role in this region. Our findings highlight the importance of targeting trade- and demand-side dynamics to reduce deforestation and how interventions within the food system could synergistically contribute to achieving sustainable development goals, such as climate action, life on land and zero hunger.

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The Globalization of Food Systems: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Patterns

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Industrial symbiosis and agri-food system: Themes, links, and relationships

Industrial symbiosis and agri-food system: Themes, links, and relationships

Analysis of food system drivers of deforestation highlights foreign investments and urbanization as threats to tropical forests

Analysis of food system drivers of deforestation highlights foreign direct investments and urbanization as threats to tropical forests

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