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Multidimensional impacts from international agricultural research: Implications for research priorities

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Title Multidimensional impacts from international agricultural research: Implications for research priorities
 
Creator Fuglie, Keith
Wiebe, Keith D.
Sulser, Timothy B.
Cenacchi, Nicola
Willenbockel, Dirk
 
Subject investments
agricultural research
technology
economic growth
food security
sustainability
natural resources
economic modeling
impacts
agricultural productivity
decision making
hunger
micronutrients
greenhouse gas emissions
horticulture
ecology
food science
 
Description Investors in international agricultural research seek sustainable agri-food technologies that can potentially serve multiple objectives, including economic growth, food security, and sustainable use of natural resources. We employ quantitative economic models to examine the potential multi-dimensional impacts of agricultural productivity gains in the Global South. These models take into account behavior responses to agricultural technological change, i.e., how productivity changes may affect decisions on what to produce, trade, and consume. We compare potential impacts of productivity growth in different commodities and regions and assess implications along several impact dimensions, including economic and income growth, the population at risk of hunger, adequacy of protein and micronutrients in human diets, land and water use, and greenhouse gas emissions. Potential impacts vary widely by commodity group and by region. These results reveal strengths and potential tradeoffs of different R&D spending allocations, and can help inform decision-making about an optimal R&D portfolio that takes into account the multiple objectives of agricultural investments.
 
Date 2022-11-03
2023-01-16T15:21:20Z
2023-01-16T15:21:20Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Fuglie, Keith; Wiebe, Keith D.; Sulser, Timothy; Cenacchi, Nicola; and Willenbockel, Dirk. 2022. Multidimensional impacts from international agricultural research: Implications for research priorities. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems 3: 1031562. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1031562
2571-581X
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127226
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2022.1031562
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 1031562
 
Publisher Frontiers Media SA
 
Source Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems