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Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich, Tim Ölkers, Vanessa Bonke, Oliver Musshoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Invasion preferences suggest a possible role for Plasmodium falciparum parasites in the expansion of Duffy negativity in West and Central Africa. [PDF]

Mol Biol Evol
Manneh B, Introini V, Reed J, Rotariu M, Antrobus R, Cicuta P, Weekes MP, Penman BS, Rayner JC.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse, Thomas W. Hertel, Roman Keeney   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic characterization of three unclassified rhabdoviruses from mosquitoes in Malaysia and Central Africa. [PDF]

Virol Sin
Luo DS, Zhou ZJ, Ge XY, Bourhy H, Giotis ES, Grandadam M, Shi ZL, Dacheux L.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Multisectoral Convergence of Food, Nutrition and Sanitation Programs for Child Health: Evidence From Country‐Level Programs in India

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper underscores the critical role of multisectoral convergence in enhancing child health, particularly in addressing anemia, a micronutrient deficiency linked to both diet and sanitation. We explore how the integration of nationwide food and nutrition programs with sanitation initiatives impacts anemia in Indian children under three ...
Soumya Gupta, Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden diversity and host specificity of bat trypanosomes in East and Central Africa. [PDF]

Parasitol Res
Babyesiza SW, Fornůsková A, Katakweba A, Kigai E, Hadová K, Ngbangui Kaguendo JL, Bonaventure LDS, Tabiti P, Aebischer T, de Bellocq JG, Bryja J, Votýpka J.   +11 more
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Did the Indian Green Revolution Change the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between farm size and productivity during India's Green Revolution, a period of rapid technological transformation. Using a unique panel of over 5000 Indian farm households that spans the Green Revolution (1971–1999), we show that the classic (linear) inverse farm size–productivity relationship gradually evolved ...
Rabail Chandio, Leah E. M. Bevis
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Rift Valley fever exposure risk: A comparative perspective from a multi-country study in East and Central Africa, 2021-24. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Lepore L, Odinoh R, Dawa J, Situma S, Nyakarahuka L, Makiala S, Viala H, Ifufa C, Muhindo MK, Kayiwa J, Awor N, Mulopo-Mukanya N, Tumusiime A, Hauner A, Kyondo J, Rogé S, Nasimiyu C, Kisembo S, Namutebi A, Odong D, Kavunga-Membo H, Lutwama J, Mulinda ÉB, Ariën KK, Mukadi-Bamuleka D, Ndumu D, Tamfum JM, Breiman RF, Bakamutumaho B, Njenga K, Masumu J, Vanlerberghe V.   +31 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reference intervals for serum creatinine for healthy adults in central Africa: a post-hoc analysis. [PDF]

BMC Nephrol
Bukabau JB, Cavalier E, Pottel H, Nkodila AN, Makulo JR, Mokoli VM, Kajingulu FM, Zinga CV, Longo AL, Engole YM, Nlandu YM, Mboliasa MI, Nseka NM, Delanaye P, Sumaili EK.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source