Changes in consumption and diet preferences

Description:	Interventions that target consumption changes or changes in dietary preferences
Reference:	Stehfest et al., 2013
Is implemented in:	Agricultural economy and forestry
Associated theme items:	Agricultural land use (Land use), Animal husbandry (Food), Crop production (Food), Food demand (Food), Nutrition and diet (Food), GHG emissions (Climate)

Associated policy response component

Component: Land and biodiversity policies
Page: Land and biodiversity policies/Agricultural demand

Effects of this policy intervention on components

Component: Agricultural economy and forestry
Effect : Changes demand for certain products, and subsequently productions and trade of that products.

Component: Livestock
Effect : Changes the production of livestock products within a region.

Component: Agricultural systems
Effect : Changes in production of agricultural commodities within a region, change the land use for agricultural purposes. As well the total area for agriculture as the ratio grass to crop area.

Component: Nutrient balances
Effect : Dietary changes, for example assumes that by 2050 10% of the baseline scenario’s beef consumption is replaced by poultry meat in all producing regions, without accounting for changes in agricultural trade

Component: Aquatic biodiversity
Effect : Changes in agricultural land use affects nutrient leaching to water bodies.

Component: Terrestrial biodiversity
Effect : This intervention reduces the pressure from agricultural land use to terrestrial biodiversity.

Component: Ecosystem goods and services
Effect : Dietary changes reduces the amount of the ES "food" needed When the reduced agricultural land use, results in an increase of natural area, the supply of the services dependend nature (e.g. erosion and flood protection, pollination and pest control), will be increased.