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Bundled measures for China’s food system transformation reveal social and environmental co-benefits

Xiaoxi Wang; Hao Cai; Jiaqi Xuan; Ruiying Du; Bin Lin; Benjamin Leon Bodirsky; Miodrag Stevanović; Quitterie Collignon; Changzheng Yuan; Lu Yu; Michael Crawford; Felicitas Beier; Meng Xu; Hui Chen; Marco Springmann; Debbora Leip; David M. Chen; Florian Humpenöder; Patrick von Jeetze; Shenggen Fan; Bjoern Soergel; Jan Philipp Dietrich; Christoph Müller; Alexander Popp; Hermann Lotze‐Campen

Nature Food · 2025

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Summary

This peer-reviewed study models integrated policy bundles for transforming China's food system, as suggested by the Nature Food publication and authorship (including leading food systems modellers). The analysis appears to examine how coordinated sectoral measures—potentially spanning agricultural production, dietary patterns, and supply-chain efficiency—generate simultaneous environmental and social benefits. The work suggests that bundled approaches yield co-benefits beyond single-sector interventions, relevant to large-scale food system governance.

UK applicability

Whilst the study focuses on China's specific food system context, the methodological framework and evidence for policy bundling co-benefits may inform UK food security and net-zero strategies. Direct applicability is limited by differences in agricultural scale, dietary baselines, and regulatory infrastructure.

Key measures

As suggested by the title: environmental co-benefits (likely greenhouse gas emissions, land use, water use), social outcomes (food security, income), and health impacts across the food system

Outcomes reported

The study modelled bundled policy interventions across China's food system and assessed their combined effects on social welfare, environmental sustainability, and health outcomes. It evaluated trade-offs and synergies among multiple sectoral reforms.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Food & agricultural policy
Study type
Research
Study design
Policy report
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
China
System type
Food supply chain
DOI
10.1038/s43016-024-01100-z
Catalogue ID
MGmountgl9-kic4ui

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