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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102976

Yu Jin , Jiehong Zhou

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Economic costs of extreme heat on groundnut production in the Senegal Groundnut Basin 塞内加尔花生盆地极端高温对花生生产的经济成本

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102970

Maguette Sembene, Bradford Mills, Anubhab Gupta

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The unsustainability of the Omega-3 supply from seafood in the Mediterranean under global change 在全球气候变化的影响下，地中海海产品中Omega-3的供应不可持续

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102972

Josep Lloret , Mar Vila-Belmonte , Angel Izquierdo , Joan San , Sebastian Biton-Porsmoguer

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Corrigendum to “Financing agricultural innovation: challenges and alternatives to venture capital in the AgTech sector”. [Food Policy 136 (2025) 102967] “农业创新融资：农业科技领域风险资本的挑战和替代方案”的勘误表。[粮食政策136 (2025)102967]

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102974

Jorge Fernandez-Vidal , Silverio Alarcon

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Rural income diversification in Ethiopia: Drivers and welfare impact 埃塞俄比亚农村收入多样化：驱动因素和福利影响

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102978

Gashaw T. Abate , Fantu N. Bachewe , Mekdim D. Regassa , Nicholas Minot

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Public support for food subsidy and tax scenarios to promote healthy and sustainable diets: Evidence from deliberative forums in two UK locations 公众支持粮食补贴和税收方案，以促进健康和可持续饮食：来自英国两个地点审议论坛的证据

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102946

Hannah Forde , Peter Scarborough , Lucy Yates , Jessica Renzella , Mark Sheehan , John Buckell , Alice O’Hagan , Sian Taylor , Jane Ward , Annie Connolly , Mike Rayner , Richard Smith , Asha Kaur

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Navigating the multiplicity of sustainability policies in agribusiness supply networks: The role of policy brokers and advocates 在农业综合企业供应网络中导航可持续性政策的多样性：政策经纪人和倡导者的作用

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102973

Sajad Fayezi , Maryam Zomorrodi

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Economic analysis of food self-sufficiency: modeling and application to the case of Israel 粮食自给自足的经济分析：建模及其在以色列的应用

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102979

Yehuda Slater , Israel Finkelshtain , Aron M Troen , Iddo Kan

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(Un)acceptable protein shift: Consumer attitudes toward retail-led interventions promoting sustainable diets （不可接受的）蛋白质转变：消费者对促进可持续饮食的零售主导干预的态度

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102971

Noah Linder , Magnus Bergquist , Pär Bjälkebring , Malin Jonell

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From promises to action: Analyzing global commitments to tackle hunger and food insecurity 从承诺到行动：分析解决饥饿和粮食不安全问题的全球承诺

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102968

Christina Zorbas , Danielle Resnick , Eleanor Jones , Shoba Suri , Elyse Iruhiriye , Derek Headey , Will Martin , Rob Vos , Purnima Menon

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