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Kalyani Raghunathan

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Yumei Zhang

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Yumei Zhang

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Yumei Zhang is a Nonresident Fellow with the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, and is based at IFPRI-Beijing.

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Publications

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Food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Asia: Evidence from rural Tajikistan

2024Zhao, Yuhan; Qian, Chen; Zhang, Yumei; Li, Xiande; Akramov, Kamiljon T.
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Food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Asia: Evidence from rural Tajikistan

Food security has been long understudied in the context of Central Asia. We present an analysis examining household-level food demand for Tajikistan and assessing the magnitude of its food security changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on an extensive household survey data set from Tajikistan, we estimate the expenditure, income, and price elasticities for nine food categories using the QUAIDS model. Then, we develop a microsimulation model using the estimated elasticities to assess the dual impact of declining remittance income and rising food prices stemming from the pandemic shock. There are significant differences in demand elasticities across food groups, with high elasticities observed for nutritious foods, such as meat, fruit, eggs, and milk, in rural households. Moreover, our findings show that changes in remittance income and food prices significantly negatively affected food security for rural households during the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings have important implications for policymakers concerned about rural livelihoods and food security in remittance-receiving economies during the post-pandemic period.

Year published

2024

Authors

Zhao, Yuhan; Qian, Chen; Zhang, Yumei; Li, Xiande; Akramov, Kamiljon T.

Citation

Zhao, Yuhan; Qian, Chen; Zhang, Yumei; Li, Xiande; and Akramov, Kamiljon T. 2024. Food security amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Asia: Evidence from rural Tajikistan. Journal of Integrative Agriculture 23(8): 2853-2867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2023.12.001

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Tajikistan

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Asia; Central Asia; Covid-19; Food Security; Household Surveys; Rural Areas

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2023.12.001 Source record

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Journal Article

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Book Chapter

Repurposing agricultural support policies for improved nutritional outcomes and green and low-carbon development

2022Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Si, Wei; Lan, Xiangmin; Wang, Jingjing; Chen, Kevin Z.
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Repurposing agricultural support policies for improved nutritional outcomes and green and low-carbon development

China’s economy has developed rapidly in recent years, achieved historic reductions in poverty, and has met the ambitious goal of creating a moderately prosperous society. In this new stage, the Chinese government has announced multiple development goals, including improving national nutrition and health, achieving green, low-carbon, and sustainable development, and achieving common prosperity, and made commitments to reach its carbon emission peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060. Great changes have taken place in China’s agrifood systems in this process, with a significant increase in agricultural productivity, extension of supply chains, an increased supply of agricultural products, and a significant improvement in residents’ food consumption, nutrition, and health. Agricultural support policies have played an important role in promoting agrifood systems transformation, increasing agricultural production, ensuring food quantity, and providing residents with abundant and diverse food.

Year published

2022

Authors

Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Si, Wei; Lan, Xiangmin; Wang, Jingjing; Chen, Kevin Z.

Citation

Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Si, Wei; Lan, Xiangmin; Wang, Jingjing; and Chen, Kevin Z. 2022. Repurposing agricultural support policies for improved nutritional outcomes and green and low-carbon development. China and global food policy report 2022: Reforming agricultural support policy for transforming agrifood systems. Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University (AGFEP); China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University (CARD); Centre for International Food and Agricultural Economics, Nanjing Agricultural University (CIFAE); Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IAED); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Chapter 4, Pp. 56-70. http://agfep.cau.edu.cn/module/download/downfile.jsp?classid=0&filename=6dbb930c64de42458dc72edba23fbcdf.pdf

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China

Keywords

Eastern Asia; Asia; Supply Chains; Economic Situation; Agricultural Products; Health; Agricultural Policies; Development Policies; Sustainable Development; Nutrition; Agrifood Systems; Food Consumption; Carbon Emissions; Poverty; Dietary Diversity

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English

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Open Access

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Project

Low-Emission Food Systems

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Book Chapter

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Book Chapter

Reforming support policies to improve Chinese nutrition and diet

2022Zhao, Qiran; Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Chen, Kevin Z.; Yi, Cui; Zhang, Ying
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Reforming support policies to improve Chinese nutrition and diet

On March 6, 2022, at the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized that China needs to improve the lives and livelihoods of its people and to ensure an adequate food supply by providing enough meat, vegetables, fruit, and aquatic products for healthy diets. Understanding the changing trends of people’s dietary structure and encouraging people to eat more healthily is central to establishing the “Big Food” concept. The country should actively promote reform of the agricultural supply side in order to achieve a balance between the supply of, and demand for, various types of food and to better meet the increasingly diversified food consumption needs of the people.

Year published

2022

Authors

Zhao, Qiran; Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Chen, Kevin Z.; Yi, Cui; Zhang, Ying

Citation

Zhao, Qiran; Zhang, Yumei; Fan, Shenggen; Chen, Kevin Z.; Yi, Cui; and Zhang, Ying. 2022. Evolution of agricultural support policies. In China and global food policy report 2022: Reforming agricultural support policy for transforming agrifood systems. Academy of Global Food Economics and Policy, China Agricultural University (AGFEP); China Academy for Rural Development, Zhejiang University (CARD); Centre for International Food and Agricultural Economics, Nanjing Agricultural University (CIFAE); Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (IAED); International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). Chapter 2, Pp. 14-31. http://agfep.cau.edu.cn/module/download/downfile.jsp?classid=0&filename=6dbb930c64de42458dc72edba23fbcdf.pdf

Country/Region

China

Keywords

Eastern Asia; Asia; Fruit; Healthy Diets; Vegetables; Supply; Food Supply; Agricultural Systems; Meat; Quality of Life; Aquaculture Products; Dietary Diversity

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

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Source record

Project

Low-Emission Food Systems

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Book Chapter

Blogs

How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak
IFPRI Blog
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February 12, 2020

How China can address threats to food and nutrition security from the coronavirus outbreak

By Kevin Chen, Yumei Zhang, Yue Zhan, Shenggen Fan, and Wei Si

Important steps to avoid potential hiccups in the food supply and other problems during the coronavirus outbreak..