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THE STATE OF
FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE
2023
Revealing the true cost
of food to transform
agrifood systems
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Chapter 1
Factoring the Costs and Benefits of Agrifood Systems into Decisions
Unpacking the impacts and dependencies of agrifood systems
Market, institutional and policy failures underpin the unsustainability of agrifood systems
Barriers to integrating the hidden impacts of agrifood systems into decision-making
Leveraging true cost accounting: a two-phase assessment
Laying out the scope of the report
Chapter 2
Uncovering the Hidden Costs of Agrifood Systems from National to Global Scale
An improved methodology for estimating the hidden costs of agrifood systems
Hidden costs of agrifood systems at the global level
The hidden costs of agrifood systems differ by income group
Different country profiles drive different hidden costs
Indicators to inform policy entry points to address the hidden costs
Conclusions
Chapter 3
Moving Towards Targeted True Cost Assessments for Informed Decisions
Defining transformative actions through targeted assessments
Getting started with targeted assessments
Targeted assessments for sustainable agrifood businesses and investments
Conclusions
Chapter 4
Mainstreaming True Cost Accounting to Support the Transformation of Agrifood Systems
True cost accounting can inform the use of levers to transform agrifood systems for the better
Creating an enabling environment to scale true cost accounting for agrifood systems transformation
Considerations when choosing policies
Conclusions
ANNEXES
ANNEX 1: Description, data and methodology of the estimates in Chapter 2
ANNEX 2: Statistical tables
Metadata and Copyright
Figures, tables and boxes
Methodology
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Notes
CORE MESSAGES
FOREWORD
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
CHAPTER 1
FACTORING THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS INTO DECISIONS
CHAPTER 2
UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN COSTS OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS FROM NATIONAL TO GLOBAL SCALE
CHAPTER 3
MOVING TOWARDS TARGETED TRUE COST ASSESSMENTS FOR INFORMED DECISIONS
CHAPTER 4
MAINSTREAMING TRUE COST ACCOUNTING TO SUPPORT THE TRANSFORMATION OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS
ANNEXES
Metadata and copyright
Tables, Figures and Boxes
Methodology
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Glossary
Notes
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