Measuring agrifood systems: New indicators and global estimates

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Food Policy Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationFederal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.programAcceleratorPolicy Innovations
cg.creator.identifierJames Thurlow: 0000-0003-3414-374X
cg.creator.identifierKarl Pauw: 0000-0002-5104-173X
cg.creator.identifierJosee Randriamamonjy: 0000-0002-5810-254X
cg.howPublishedGrey Literature
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.number2339
cg.placeWashington, DC
cg.reviewStatusInternal Review
cg.subject.impactAreaPoverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
dc.contributor.authorThurlow, James
dc.contributor.authorHoltemeyer, Brian
dc.contributor.authorJiang, Shiyun
dc.contributor.authorPauw, Karl
dc.contributor.authorRandriamamonjy, Josee
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-27T18:33:32Z
dc.date.available2025-05-27T18:33:32Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/174848
dc.titleMeasuring agrifood systems: New indicators and global estimatesen
dcterms.abstractTransformation of the agrifood system is a cornerstone of many governments’ national development plans. This reflects the importance of agrifood systems for the livelihoods and wellbeing of poor populations as well as the continued strong association of agricultural transformation with longer-term economic development and structural change. Agrifood transformation is also key to healthier diets and more sustainable production systems. However, adopting an agrifood system perspective is not trivial—it requires looking “beyond agriculture” when prioritizing policies and tracking outcomes by also considering upstream and downstream agrifood-related activities, such as agro-processing and food distribution. Measuring transformation therefore requires economywide data and innovative metrics. This study introduces two such metrics: AgGDP+, which captures the total value-added across the on- and off-farm sectors of the agrifood system, and AgEMP+, which reflects the employment generated across its various components. It further explains how consistent estimates of AgGDP+ and AgEMP+ were produced for 211 and 186 countries, respectively, over the period between 2000 and 2021, and demonstrates how this Agri-Food System Dashboard—a publicly available resource—can be used to monitor transformation, prioritize investments, and better understand the evolving role of agrifood systems in national economies or at regional or global scales.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceCGIAR
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.bibliographicCitationThurlow, James; Holtemeyer, Brian; Jiang, Shiyun; Pauw, Karl; and Randriamamonjy, Josee. 2025. Measuring agrifood systems: New indicators and global estimates. IFPRI Discussion Paper 2339. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174848
dcterms.extent49 p.
dcterms.isPartOfIFPRI Discussion Paper
dcterms.issued2025-05-27
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseOther
dcterms.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/140316
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/152282
dcterms.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125302
dcterms.subjectagrifood systems
dcterms.subjecteconomic development
dcterms.subjectinvestment
dcterms.subjectlivelihoods
dcterms.subjecthealthy diets
dcterms.subjectsustainability
dcterms.typeWorking Paper

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