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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
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Carbon footprint of beef cattle production in integrated systems of the Brazilian Cerrado

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Prediction of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks, tree carbon stocks, enteric emissions, and beef production is essential for evaluating low-carbon livestock systems.
Antônio Carlos Reis de Freitas, Roberto Giolo de Almeida, Manuel Claudio Motta Macedo, Rodrigo da Costa Gomes, Davi José Bungenstag, Valdemir Antônio Laura, Caroline Carvalho de Oliveira, Eliane Gonçalves Gomes, Vanderley Porfírio-da-Silva, Bruno José Rodrigues Alves, Beata Emoke Madari   +10 more
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Contributions of the hair sheep breed Santa Ines as a maintenance host for Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in Brazil

Parasites & Vectors, 2014
Background Hair sheep breeds are a new, cost-effective option for the diversification of livestock in the Midwest region of Brazil. They are grazed extensively with cattle as well as in isolation in small areas.
Marcos Valério Garcia, Renato Andreotti, Fernando Alvarenga Reis, André de Abreu Rangel Aguirre, Jacqueline Cavalcante Barros, Jaqueline Matias, Wilson Werner Koller   +6 more
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From Traditionally Extensive to Sustainably Intensive: A Review on the Path to a Sustainable and Inclusive Beef Farming in Brazil

Animals
Brazil is the second largest beef producer and a leading exporter, contributing to some 3000 t CWE in global markets (27.7% of market share). The sector has experienced substantial development, but yields remain far below potential, and there are growing
Mariana de A. Pereira, Davi J. Bungenstab, Valeria P. B. Euclides, Guilherme C. Malafaia, Paulo H. N. Biscola, Gilberto R. O. Menezes, Urbano G. P. de Abreu, Valdemir A. Laura, Ériklis Nogueira, Rodiney de A. Mauro, Marta P. da Silva, Alessandra C. Nicacio, Roberto G. de Almeida, Rodrigo da C. Gomes, Juliana C. B. Silva, Vanessa F. de Souza   +15 more
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Testing the Marketing Performance of German Wheat Farmers

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the marketing performance of wheat farmers in Germany. Wheat sales data from 465 individual farms over a 12‐year period are used to test against different market benchmarks. Market benchmarks are constructed by simulating passive trading agents using regional wheat prices.
Franziska Potts, Jens‐Peter Loy
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Swedish Consumers' Willingness‐to‐Pay for Plant‐Based Proteins in Pasta Sauce: Preferences and Policy Scenarios

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores Swedish consumers' protein preferences by estimating the willingness‐to‐pay (WTP) for minced meat and plant‐based proteins in pasta sauce from an in‐store experiment (n = 206) and an online discrete choice experiment (n = 517). On average, the WTP was highest for minced meat.
Emilia Mattsson, Anna Kristina Edenbrandt, Jens Rommel, Sarah Säll   +3 more
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Pricing Dynamics in the US Hemp Market: A Vertical Price Transmission Analysis of the Hemp Value Chain

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The US hemp market is a new and nascent industry that has been devoid of research for about half a century. This study examined the effects of exogenous shock on price at each phase of the value chain—Farm (hemp biomass), and its impact on prices at other phases of the value chain—Intermediary Processor (crude cannabidiol hemp) and Final ...
Solomon Odiase, Tyler Mark, Patalee Buddhika Appuhamilage   +2 more
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Microbial Contamination of Beef and Beef Products

Nutrition and Food Processing, 2019
Beef provide an animal protein of high biological value for consumers at all ages, where they contain all the essential amino acids required for growth. Moreover, beef is good source of different types of vitamins as niacin, riboflavin, thiamine and ascorbic acid as well as sodium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, sulpher and iodine.
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Animal‐Based Brands Taking the Plant‐Based Opportunity: A Tasting Experiment Exploring Consumer Acceptance of Plant‐Based Brand Extensions

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how consumer taste and brand equity perceptions shape the acceptance of plant‐based milk products. Using a blind/informed tasting experiment, we evaluated consumers' willingness to buy (WTB) and taste perception of a plant‐based milk alternative produced by a traditional dairy brand, compared with competing plant‐based ...
Federico Parmiggiani, Mirta Casati, Elena Castellari, Fosca Vezzulli, Veronica Vitali, Milena Lambri, Claudio Soregaroli   +6 more
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