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Inside the black box: how consistent are global food security crisis analyses? 黑箱内部：全球粮食安全危机分析的一致性如何？

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.103028

Erin Lentz , Kathy Baylis , Hope Michelson , Chungmann Kim

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Intraseasonal Variations in Time Use, Food Security, and Health Outcomes among Women in Rural Malawi 马拉维农村妇女时间使用、粮食安全和健康结果的季节性变化

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.103011

Bertha Lilian Mkandawire , Ken Miura

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Voices in the loop: policy networks shaping circular food consumption 循环中的声音：形成循环食品消费的政策网络

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.103030

Gizem Yeter , Margherita Masi , Emanuele Dolfi , Ernesto S. Marrocco , Yari Vecchio , Piermichele La Sala , Felice Adinolfi

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Shocking social safety: Evidence from violence and drought in North-east Nigeria 令人震惊的社会安全：来自尼日利亚东北部暴力和干旱的证据

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.103005

Wolfgang Stojetz , Piero Ronzani , Jeanne Pinay , Marco d’Errico , Tilman Brück

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Food effects of the 2021 expanded child tax credit 2021年扩大的儿童税收抵免的食品影响

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102982

Caitlin Dutta

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The role of location in private food assistance: client travel patterns and accessibility 地点在私人粮食援助中的作用：客户旅行模式和可及性

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.103029

Minhao Yan , David R. Just , Anne T. Byrne , Dongyue Zhang

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Public perceptions of land-policy-for-local-food goals: findings from a discrete choice experiment study 公众对土地政策换地方食物目标的看法：一项离散选择实验研究的结果

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-12-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.103012

Grâce Kassis , Tina Rambonilaza

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Farmers’ Voices in European Protests: Diverse Complaints, Emotional Tones, and Policy Responses 农民在欧洲抗议活动中的声音：不同的抱怨、情绪语调和政策回应

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102999

Doris Läpple , Sophie Thoyer , Goedele Van den Broeck , Pauline Lécole , Yann de Mey , Jaap Sok

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Impacts of high-standard farmland construction on farmers’ income in China: A comparative analysis of moderate-scale farmers and smallholders 中国高标准农田建设对农民收入的影响——基于中等规模农户和小农的比较分析

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-05 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102994

Wenyan Xu , Ming Gao , Shenggen Fan , Chen Zhu

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Do food safety certifications improve the safety of our food system? evidence from the U.S. Meat, Poultry, and egg industry 食品安全认证是否提高了我们食品系统的安全性？来自美国肉类、家禽和蛋类行业的证据

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Food Policy Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2025.102980

Lijiao Hu , Yuqing Zheng

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