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Sustainable commoditization of seafood

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  • Ben Belton

    (Michigan State University
    WorldFish)

  • Thomas Reardon

    (Michigan State University)

  • David Zilberman

    (University of California)

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Debates on seafood in the Global South tend to prioritize food security, whereas debates on seafood in the Global North emphasize sustainability. We track the evolution of both debates and propose the concept of ‘sustainable commoditization’ to reconcile them. We identify three pillars of action that are necessary for sustainable commoditization of seafood in the Global South, namely: (1) sustainable intensification; (2) supply chain transformation; and (3) supporting policy and regulation. We believe that the concept of ‘sustainable commoditization’ is applicable well beyond the seafood sector and is especially relevant for agriculture and forestry more generally.

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  • Ben Belton & Thomas Reardon & David Zilberman, 2020. "Sustainable commoditization of seafood," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 3(9), pages 677-684, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:3:y:2020:i:9:d:10.1038_s41893-020-0540-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-0540-7
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    1. Tarun Goswami & Somnath Ghosal, 2022. "From rice fields to brackish water farms: changing livelihoods in agrarian coastal Bengal, India," Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science, Springer, vol. 6(2), pages 453-484, June.
    2. Xinchen Zhou & Xiang Xu & Jiping Huang, 2023. "Adaptive multi-temperature control for transport and storage containers enabled by phase-change materials," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    3. Asche, Frank & Bronnmann, Julia & Cojocaru, Andreea L., 2021. "The value of responsibly farmed fish: A hedonic price study of ASC-certified whitefish," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 188(C).
    4. Naylor, Rosamond & Fang, Safari & Fanzo, Jessica, 2023. "A global view of aquaculture policy," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 116(C).
    5. Klerkx, Laurens & Begemann, Stephanie, 2020. "Supporting food systems transformation: The what, why, who, where and how of mission-oriented agricultural innovation systems," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 184(C).

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