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Measuring agricultural sustainability: Revisiting Sustainable Development Goal Indicator 2.4.1 and its proxy 衡量农业可持续性：重新审视可持续发展目标指标2.4.1及其替代指标

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100887

Suyu Liu

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Assessing the impact of hydrological extremes on food security from post-disaster reporting 通过灾后报告评估水文极端事件对粮食安全的影响

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100889

Nikolas Galli, Camilla Govoni, Maria Cristina Rulli

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Conceptualizing circularity in urban food systems: A scoping review 概念化循环在城市粮食系统：范围审查

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100893

Emily Olsson

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Striving for food security in a fragile and conflict-affected situation: The unintended consequences of delivering intended outcomes in Afghanistan 在脆弱和受冲突影响的局势中争取粮食安全：在阿富汗实现预期成果的意外后果

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100890

Angus Alexander Davidson, John Leake, Di Zeng, Patrick O'Connor

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Maize varietal turnover in eastern Africa: Current challenges and future research directions 东非玉米品种周转：当前挑战与未来研究方向

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100888

Hugo De Groote , Sarah W. Kariuki , Michael K. Ndegwa , Mercy Mbugua , Walter Chivasa , Moti Jaleta

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How does migration affect the food security and health of children and adults ? 移徙如何影响儿童和成人的粮食安全和健康？

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100879

Yuhan Zhao , Fang Xia , Xiande Li , Chen Qian , Shenggen Fan

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Resilient and inclusive rural transformation: Pathways towards improved nutrition 韧性和包容性农村转型：改善营养的途径

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100871

Ramya Ambikapathi , Kaleab Baye , Romina Cavatassi , Kate Schneider Lecy , Benjamin Davis , Lynnette M. Neufeld

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Resilient and inclusive rural transformation: Exploring pathways for sustainable development 韧性和包容性农村转型：探索可持续发展之路

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100868

Benjamin Davis , Romina Cavatassi , Leslie Lipper , Ken E. Giller

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Increasing inequality in agri-food value chains: global trends from 1995-2020 农业食品价值链不平等加剧：1995-2020年全球趋势

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100883

Meghna Goyal , Jason Hickel , Praveen Jha

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It's time to consider global catastrophic food failures 是时候考虑全球灾难性的粮食短缺了

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Global Food Security-Agriculture Policy Economics and Environment Pub Date : 2025-09-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2025.100880

Noah J. Wescombe , Juan Garcia Martínez , Florian Ulrich Jehn , Nico Wunderling , Asaf Tzachor , Vilma Sandström , Michael Cassidy , Rachel Ainsworth , David Denkenberger

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