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Toward a caring and (re)productive bioeconomy? A feminist analysis of socio-technical innovations and sustainability shortcomings

open access: yesSustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy
The bioeconomy is touted as an innovative economic approach to make economies more sustainable through the use of biological resources and processes. In many bioeconomy policies, the expansion of biomass is key and is enabled by new biotechnologies and ...
Sarah Hackfort, Anna Saave
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond nutrition and agriculture policy: collaborating for a food policy [PDF]

open access: yesBritish Journal of Nutrition, 2014
Global interest in food policy is emerging in parallel with mounting challenges to the food supply and the rising prevalence of diet-related chronic health conditions. Some of the foundational elements of food policies are agricultural practices, finite resources, as well as economic burdens associated with a growing and ageing population.
Stewart, Derek   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Causes & Implications of the Food Price Surge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper analyzes the food price surge of 2005 to 2008 in order to better understand the factors causing higher and more volatile food prices during this period, to ascertain the relative importance and possible persistence of the different factors ...
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
core  

Relationship Between Knowledge and Compliance With Safety Measures: Evidence From COVID‐19

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Compliance with health safety protocols is important for protecting public health, particularly in agricultural sectors where disease outbreaks can disrupt production and market access. Despite its economic significance, we know little about what drives protocol compliance.
Nilufer Cetik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Economic burden of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections in Chinese hospitals: A 2019 analysis

open access: yesJournal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Background: The resistance rate of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) resistance rate has risen by 20% over the past 19 y in China. The socioeconomic burden of CRKP infections has rarely been estimated.
Jinjin Zhang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land Grabbing in Europe? Socio-Cultural Externalities of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in East Germany

open access: yesLand, 2018
Recently, we witnessed an immense increase in international land transactions in the Global South, a phenomenon slowly expanding in northern industrialized countries, too.
Ramona Bunkus, Insa Theesfeld
doaj   +1 more source

Can information and communication technologies boost rural households’ income and narrow the rural income disparity in China?

open access: yesChina Economic Quarterly International, 2022
Using panel data from National Rural Fixed Point Survey and a supplementary survey about rural ICT projects, this paper empirically analyzes the impact of ICTs on rural households’ income and income disparity in China. The results show that ICTs promotes
Qiubo Zhu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preliminary Analysis of the Grain, Oilseed, and Cotton Provisions of the House Committee on Agriculture's Draft Farm Bill Concept Paper [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The “Draft Farm Bill Concept Paper” issued by the House Committee on Agriculture on July 12, 2001 proposes a number of changes to U.S. farm legislation. The Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) has conducted a preliminary analysis of
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
core  

2023–2027 CAP First Pillar Reform and Livestock Sector: Production and Economic Impacts on Italian Specialized Dairy Cattle Farms

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study uses an agroeconomic supply model to assess the impacts of 2023–2027 CAP on Italian specialized dairy cattle farms. The model considers the voluntary choice of Eco‐Scheme 1, specifically addressed to livestock farms, through the implementation of binary variables.
Davide Dell'Unto, Raffaele Cortignani
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-dimensional evidence from the UK Biobank shows the impact of diet and macronutrient intake on aging

open access: yesCommunications Medicine
Background The role of diet in aging is crucial, yet research findings on how specific diets influence human aging remain inconsistent. Understanding the relationship between dietary factors and aging could inform interventions to promote healthier aging
Chen Zhu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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