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Highlights: The “hidden costs of food systems” numbers may not provide helpful policy guidance. Economically, they present a misleading picture, by lumping together costs...

Agrifood systems are perpetually changing. Greater agricultural productivity and food trading have reduced hunger and enhanced food security and nutrition. However, agrifood systems...

Agri-food systems generate substantial external costs, or "externalities," which are not captured by traditional economic metrics. These costs include environmental damage, poor...

This policy factsheet aims to present decision and policymakers and experts in the context of international cooperation with concise information on how AE/O approaches can contribute to a beneficial transformation of production...

Climate change continues to affect food production and farmers incur additional costs to adopt appropriate adaptation strategies to combat its effects and attain food security...