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Developing Nano-Delivery Systems for Agriculture and Food Applications with Nature-Derived Polymers

iScience, 2020
The applications of nanotechnology are wide ranging, and developing functional nanomaterials for agri-food applications from nature-derived polymers is widely conceived as a sustainable approach that is safer for human and animal consumption. In light of
Kaarunya Sampathkumar, Kei Xian Tan, Say Chye Joachim Loo   +2 more
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Agronomic and Nutritional Perspectives on Vegetable Crops in Africa

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Vegetable production plays a key role in food security, nutrition, and livelihoods across Africa. Moreover, African indigenous vegetables emerge as underutilized yet highly valuable crops, rich in macro‐ and micronutrients, as well as bioactive compounds with an array of health benefits.
Đorđe Vojnović, Pamela Owusu Osei, Sina Siavash Moghaddam, Issiake Konate, Jelena Popović‐Đorđević   +4 more
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Tendency of lipid radical formation and volatiles in lose or vacuum-packed Brazil nuts stored at room temperature or under refrigeration

Grasas y Aceites, 2018
The Brazil nut is an important product from the Amazonian region and its productive chain is an income source for local communities. The effect of combinations of packaging atmospheres (loose or vacuum-packed) and storage temperatures (4±1 °C or 24±2 °C)
A. G. de O. Sartori, G. R. Sampaio, D. H.M. Bastos, M. H.F. Spoto, L. H. Skibsted, M. A.B. Regitano d’Arce   +5 more
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Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak, Claudia Bazzani, Andreas C. Drichoutis   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PATTERNS OF AGRI-FOOD INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE BETWEEN CZECHIA AND EU MEMBER STATES: TWO DECADES OF THE EU MEMBERSHIP

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979)
The article assesses the dynamic of Czechia’s agri-food intra-industry trade (IIT) with other EU countries. Methods such as Grubel-Lloyd index, Greenaway, Hine and Milner method, and Fontagné and Freudenberg method were applied using EUROSTAT bilateral ...
Ivo Zdrahal
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Structural challenges and innovative solutions in African agri-food production [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
This paper examines the multifaceted nature of African food systems, encompassing governance, economic, social, and cultural dimensions. It analyses the varying levels of agricultural transformation across the continent and identifies key productivity ...
Kuzmina Violetta M., Parkhomchuk Marina A., Chernysheva Lyubov A., Budnikova Angelica S., Levshakova Sofia   +4 more
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Optimizing Procedures for Antioxidant Phenolics Extraction from Skin and Kernel of Peanuts with Contrasting Levels of Drought Tolerance

Foods, 2022
Peanut is an affordable legume known for its nutritional value and phenolic content. The kernel and skin of 14 peanut genotypes contrasting in drought tolerance had their phenolic profiles determined and reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging activity ...
Adna P. Massarioli, Alan G. de O. Sartori, Fernanda F. Juliano, Roseane C. dos Santos, Jean Pierre C. Ramos, Liziane Maria de Lima, Severino Matias de Alencar   +6 more
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The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and Canada's Agri-Food Industries [PDF]

Northeastern Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1990
The food processing industry is Canada's second-largest manufacturing industry. It employed 226,579 people in 1986, and shipments were valued at CDN $47 billion, or 15 percent of the value of total manufactured output that year. More significantly, the food and beverage industries together ranked highest among all manufacturing industries in terms of ...
Anderson, Andrew, Rugman, Alan M.
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Heterogeneity in Food Price Inflation Convergence Across the EU: Evidence From Club Dynamics and Structural Breaks

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines food price inflation rate convergence among EU27 Member States from 2005 to 2024, focusing on structural breaks, external shocks, and regional disparities. Using panel unit root tests and club convergence analysis, the findings reveal no overall convergence but identify multiple convergence clubs.
Tibor Bareith, Imre Fertő
wiley   +1 more source

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and University of Guelph Consolidated Annual Report Year 5, 2022/23

, 2023
Every year the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance publishes an annual report detailing the activities, budgets, expenditures and performance measures for each of the OMAFRA-UofG Agreement's five program areas. This is the fifth annual report under the
Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance
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