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Food price stabilization: theory and lessons from experience 粮食价格稳定：理论与经验教训

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102945

Paul Dorosh, Nicholas Minot, Shahidur Rashid

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Corrigendum to “Methane from cattle: facing realities in the global south”. [Food Policy, 136 (2025) 102949] “牛的甲烷：面对南半球的现实”的勘误表。[粮食政策，136 (2025)102949]

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102964

Robert Paarlberg

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Tariffs and U.S. beer demand: How protectionist policies could impact market shares and consumer welfare 关税和美国啤酒需求：保护主义政策如何影响市场份额和消费者福利

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-09-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102947

Aaron J. Staples , Michael McCullough

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Methane from cattle: facing realities in the global south 牛的甲烷：面对南半球的现实

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102949

Robert Paarlberg

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Multi-scalar policy uptake of the six-dimensional food security framework 六维粮食安全框架的多尺度政策吸收

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102936

Jennifer Clapp , William G. Moseley , Paola Termine , Barbara Burlingame

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Social networks and the demand for credence agricultural technologies 社会网络与信任农业技术的需求

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102934

Yurani Arias-Granada , Jonathan Bauchet , Jacob Ricker-Gilbert , Kajal Gulati

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Low-income citizens’ evaluation of policy interventions to promote healthy food choices 低收入公民对促进健康食品选择的政策干预的评价

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102928

Gerarda Caso, Silvia Sapio, Riccardo Vecchio

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Synergies among ownership forms and cooperating territories: The case of wine 所有权形式和合作区域之间的协同效应：以葡萄酒为例

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102938

Cristina Vaquero-Piñeiro , Luca Salvatici , Angelo Zago

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Nutriscore’s impact on purchase intention for products with geographical indications: a Bayesian causal mediation analysis Nutriscore对地理标志产品购买意愿的影响：贝叶斯因果中介分析

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102942

Stranieri Stefanella , Casati Mirta , Soregaroli Claudio , Varacca Alessandro

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Household fish production, fish consumption, dietary diversity, and anthropometric outcomes in rural Bangladesh 孟加拉国农村家庭鱼类生产、鱼类消费、膳食多样性和人体测量结果

IF 6 1区经济学

Food Policy Pub Date : 2025-08-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102944

Mohammad Riaz Uddin

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