Rural Population Aging and Food Security:Theoretical Mechanism and Empirical Evidence
This study utilizes cross-national panel data from 155 countries spanning 2000-2021 to investi-gate the relationship between rural population aging and food security in a global context.It empirically analyzes the impact,mechanisms,and coping strategies of rural population aging on food security,and further examines the heterogeneous effects across different demographic dividend stages and states of food self-sufficiency.The findings reveal that rural population aging has a significant negative impact on food security,primarily through the "aging burden effect"and the "food demand effect." The study highlights that fiscal support policies for agriculture,agricultural R&D investment,and education investment have varying impacts on mitigating food security issues under different national characteristics.Specifically,in countries at the early demographic dividend stage and food-importing countries,fiscal support policies are more effective in alleviating the adverse effects of population aging on food security.In contrast,in late demographic dividend countries and food-exporting countries,agricultural R&D investment and education investment play a more significant positive role in regulating food security.
rural population agingfood securitydemographic dividendfood demand
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