Studies from Wuhan University Provide New Data on Food Safety (The impact of agricultural insurance on consumer food safety: empirical evidence from provincial-level data in China): Foodborne Diseases and Conditions – Food Safety

Agriculture Daily

2024 MAY 28 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Agriculture Daily -- Investigators publish new report on food safety. According to news reporting originating from Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “In the exploration of the efficacy of agricultural subsidy policies, agricultural insurance, as a key element of this policy system, has garnered widespread attention for its potential impact on consumer food safety.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Wuhan University: “This paper delves into the influence of agricultural insurance on the safety of food consumed by individuals, based on provincial panel data in China from 2011 to 2021. The findings indicate that agricultural insurance significantly reduces the incidence of foodborne disease and enhances food safety. Mediating effect tests reveal that agricultural insurance effectively boosts food safety through two key pathways: promoting innovation in agricultural technology and reducing environmental pollution. Moreover, the analysis of moderating effects highlights that increased consumer confidence positively enhances the impact of agricultural insurance. Heterogeneity tests further show that in the provinces with higher levels of agricultural development and stronger government support for agriculture, the role of agricultural insurance in improving food safety is more pronounced.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “This research not only empirically verifies the effectiveness of agricultural insurance in enhancing food safety but also provides robust theoretical support and practical guidance for the precise formulation and effective implementation of agricultural subsidy policies, particularly agricultural insurance policies, offering significant reference value for policy-makers.”

For more information on this research see: The impact of agricultural insurance on consumer food safety: empirical evidence from provincial-level data in China. Frontiers in Nutrition, 2024,11. (Frontiers in Nutrition - http://www.frontiersin.org/nutrition). The publisher for Frontiers in Nutrition is Frontiers Media S.A.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2024.1392711.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Peiheng Ruan, School of Economics and Management, Wuhan University, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China. Additional authors for this research include Sihan Yin, Yongchang Zhang.