Special Issue in Food Policy: Transforming Global Agri-Food Value Chains

This special issue of Food Policy invites research papers that contribute to our understanding of the complex relationships between agri-food value chains, trade, domestic and international policies, and global value chains (GVCs). Recent socioeconomic and political events (e.g., COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine War) challenge conventional wisdom regarding the structure and importance of agri-food GVCs, raising the need for new research. The transformation of agri-food GVCs is necessary for addressing some of the global challenges identified in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We encourage studies that address various aspects of the issues facing agri-food GVCs and their impact on various socioeconomic outcomes, such as food safety, consumer nutrition and health, employment and wages, and technology spillovers. We welcome submissions based on diverse approaches and methods (e.g., empirical and qualitative analyses, simulation models, case studies, and systematic reviews). We welcome submissions from various relevant disciplines, including applied economics, food systems science, transportation sciences, and other sciences, provided the studies are accessible to scientists from different disciplines.

Guest editors:

Dr. Titus Awokuse
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
(Keywords: International trade, Food security policy, Economic growth)

Dr. Fabio Santeramo
University of Foggia, Cattedra di di Economia e Politica Agroambientale, Via Napoli 25, 71122 – Italy (Keywords: Agricultural Policy and International Trade)

Dr. Sandro Steinbach
North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, Fargo, ND, USA (Keywords: Agricultural Policy and International Trade)

Dr. Sunghun Lim
Louisiana State University, Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Baton Rouge, LA, USA (Keywords: Global Value Chains, International Trade and Development, Structural Transformation)

Special issue information:

This special issue of Food Policy invites research papers that contribute to our understanding of the complex relationships between agri-food value chains, trade, domestic and international policies, and global value chains (GVCs). Recent socioeconomic and political events (e.g., COVID-19, Russia-Ukraine War) challenge conventional wisdom regarding the structure and importance of agri-food GVCs, raising the need for new research. The transformation of agri-food GVCs is necessary for addressing some of the global challenges identified in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We encourage studies that address various aspects of the issues facing agri-food GVCs and their impact on various socioeconomic outcomes, such as food safety, consumer nutrition and health, employment and wages, and technology spillovers. We welcome submissions based on diverse approaches and methods (e.g., empirical and qualitative analyses, simulation models, case studies, and systematic reviews). We welcome submissions from various relevant disciplines, including applied economics, food systems science, transportation sciences, and other sciences, provided the studies are accessible to scientists from different disciplines. The papers are strongly encouraged to address the following themes:

1. What are the Implications of recent economic and political events for the future of agri-food GVCs?
2. What are the implications of changes in agri-food GVCs for food safety, consumer nutrition and health, global markets and trade, employment and wages, and technology spillovers?
3. How can agricultural and food policies affect the sustainability and efficiency of agri-food GVCs?
4. What are the welfare consequences of domestic and foreign agri-food policies across agri-food GVCs and between developed and developing economies?
   

Manuscript submission information:

The Food Policy’s submission system will be open for submissions to our Special Issue from 07 Feb 2023. When submitting your manuscript please select the article type “VSI: Transforming Global Ag-Food VC”. Please submit your manuscript before 30 June 2023.

All submissions deemed suitable to be sent for peer review will be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Once your manuscript is accepted, it will go into production, and will be simultaneously published in the current regular issue and pulled into the online Special Issue. Articles from this Special Issue will appear in different regular issues of the journal, though they will be clearly marked and branded as Special Issue articles.

Please ensure you read the Guide for Authors before writing your manuscript. The Guide for Authors and link to submit your manuscript is available on the Journal’s homepage at https://www.elsevier.com/journals/food-policy/0306-9192/guide-for-authors. 

Inquiries, including questions about appropriate topics, may be sent electronically to Dr. Titus Awokuse <awokuset@msu.edu>

Keywords:

Agri-food value chains, food safety, food security, international trade, domestic and international policies, consumer nutrition and health, COVID-19

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