A framework to understand the social impacts of agricultural trade

Marije Schaafsma; Ilda Dreoni; Lacour Mody Ayompe; Benis Egoh; Dewa Putu Ekayana; Arilson Favareto; Sonny Mumbunan; Louise Nakagawa; Jonas Ngouhouo-poufoun; Marieke Sassen; Thiago Kanashiro Uehara; Zoe Matthews

doi:10.1002/sd.2379

A framework to understand the social impacts of agricultural trade

Marije Schaafsma^*, Ilda Dreoni, Lacour Mody Ayompe, Benis Egoh, Dewa Putu Ekayana, Arilson Favareto, Sonny Mumbunan, Louise Nakagawa, Jonas Ngouhouo-poufoun, Marieke Sassen, Thiago Kanashiro Uehara, Zoe Matthews

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Environmental Economics

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Abstract

While international trade in agricultural commodities can spur economic development especially where governance is strong, there are also concerns about the local impacts of commodity production and their distribution. Previous frameworks have primarily focused on trade effects on environmental conditions in production regions, as well as economic growth and food security. Instead, we develop a conceptual framework for understanding the impact of agricultural trade on multidimensional wellbeing and equity. The purpose of the framework is to guide the analysis of the impacts of trade on people, by identifying the core concepts and organising the complexity of the local social impacts of global value chains. The framework is supported by evidence from studies on trade in soy, coffee, cocoa, and palm oil.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	138-150
Number of pages	13
Journal	Sustainable Development
Volume	31
Issue number	1
Early online date	30 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2379
Publication status	Published - Feb 2023

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We acknowledge funding from the UK Research and Innovation's Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI GCRF) through the Trade, Development and the Environment Hub project (project number ES/S008160/1). 1

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© 2022 The Authors. Sustainable Development published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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We acknowledge funding from the UK Research and Innovation's Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI GCRF) through the Trade, Development and the Environment Hub project (project number ES/S008160/1). 1 UK Research and Innovation's Global Challenges Research Fund (UKRI GCRF), Grant/Award Number: ES/S008160/1 Funding information

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Trade, Development and the Environment Hub project	ES/S008160/1
UKRI GCRF
UK Research and Innovation

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commodity production
global value chains
multidimensional wellbeing
sustainable development

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