Sustainable Food Systems Symposium 2024

Session

Trade-offs and Transformation

17 Sept 2024, 11:50

1.501.1 (Paulinerkirche)

195. Unveiling Trade-offs: Organic Farming and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Brazil

Maria Luisa Fernandes de Araujo (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)

17/09/2024, 11:50

Oral

Keywords: organic farming, GHG emissions, climate change mitigation, Brazil

1. Introduction

Organic agri-food systems are an alternative to the sustainability challenges of today’s conventional systems. However, knowledge of their effectiveness in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is limited and provides heterogeneous results (Boschiero et al., 2023). This is particularly...

196. Land-use transformation and conflict: The effects of oil palm expansion in Indonesia

Tobias Hellmundt (University of Göttingen)

17/09/2024, 12:10

Oral

Introduction

We investigate whether agricultural commodity booms can lead to social conflict. The economic literature suggests that commodity booms reduce conflicts by creating employment, raising incomes, and hence increasing the opportunity cost of violence. Yet, simultaneously, stronger incentives to contest the distribution of this additional income may lead to a rising potential...

193. Modern Solutions to Age-Old Problems: Exploring the Impact of Online Food Delivery, Market Access, and Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia

Wisnu Harto Adiwijoyo (University of Goettingen)

17/09/2024, 12:30

Oral

Introduction:
Indonesia’s economic landscape is heavily influenced by the significant presence of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). According to the 2016 Economic Census, a staggering 99 percent of the country’s firms fall into the MSME category. A substantial portion of these enterprises operates informally, with informality shares amounting to approximately 65 percent...

82. Urbanisation and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in the rural-urban interface of Bangalore, India

Verena Preusse

17/09/2024, 12:50

Oral

Keywords: sustainable agricultural practices; technology adoption; urbanisation; climate change; panel data; Mundlak approach; India

Urbanisation is a global trend, which is expected to take place most rapidly in low- and lower-middle-income countries in Asia and Africa (United Nations, 2022). It is likely to result in major cropland and agricultural productivity losses (Bren d’Amour et...