Abstract
This paper analyzes the dynamic effects of agricultural subsidies on food loss using the two-stage dynamic panel model. The results reveal that dynamic adjustments exist in agricultural productivity (0.56) and food loss (0.58), with a U-shaped curve between them. That is, food loss declines as productivity grows, but it rises after reaching a certain productivity level. In addition, the results show that agricultural subsidies induce an increase in food loss in the short and long terms. Particularly in the short term, agricultural subsidies increase food loss directly by about 0.09%, and increase it indirectly by about 0.33% through changes in agricultural productivity. The long-term direct and indirect effects are estimated to be about 0.21% and 4.06%, respectively. While the indirect effects are greater than the direct effects, it is found that food loss responds more sensitively to agricultural subsidies in the long term.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 2886 |
| Journal | Sustainability (Switzerland) |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 Feb |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 by the authors.
Keywords
- agricultural subsidies
- dynamic panel model
- food loss
- food security
- productivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science (miscellaneous)
- Geography, Planning and Development
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Building and Construction
- Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
