The responsibility of ensuring food security: a cross-country study on reducing the impact of agricultural industries on vulnerability to climate change
Journal of Global Responsibility
ISSN: 2041-2568
Article publication date: 15 June 2023
Issue publication date: 10 January 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Considering that food security is a global responsibility, the purpose of this study is to examine the impact of agricultural industries on vulnerability to climate change and the moderating effects of gender-diverse parliaments, education expenditures, research and development (R&D) expenditures and foreign direct investment (FDI).
Design/methodology/approach
Using concepts in governance, innovation and knowledge theory, a large panel data set of 125 countries covering 1997–2018 (1,852 country-year observations) was analyzed. Data were sourced from the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index, the World Bank, the Heritage Index and the International Monetary Fund. Moderated random effects regression was conducted in Stata.
Findings
The results reveal that agricultural industries are positively associated with vulnerability to climate change and provide support for our predictions that education expenditures and FDI both reduce the impact of agricultural industries on vulnerability to climate change. However, contrary to predictions, the percentage of women in parliament and R&D expenditures both increase this impact.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first quantitative study that uses large, established data sets to explore the relationship between agricultural industries and country vulnerability to climate change. This study shows the significance of country-level factors that both decrease and increase the impact of agricultural industries on vulnerability to climate change.
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Citation
Galbreath, J., Ljubownikow, G., Tisch, D. and Tuazon, G. (2024), "The responsibility of ensuring food security: a cross-country study on reducing the impact of agricultural industries on vulnerability to climate change", Journal of Global Responsibility, Vol. 15 No. 1, pp. 93-110. https://doi.org/10.1108/JGR-11-2022-0119
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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