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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
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Defining Obesity: An Argument for the Social Environment Perspective [PDF]
, 2013 It is well documented that obesity is a growing problem in the U.S. and worldwide. By 2010, 35.9% of U.S. adults age 20 and older were obese (Overweight and Obesity, CDC).
McInnis, Meghan
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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Corporate Outsourcing to Take Advantage of Cheap Labor in Developing Countries [PDF]
, 2018 Corporate outsourcing is a common practice for many large corporations, and a primary reason that corporations outsource is financial: production in other countries, especially those that are developing is significantly less expensive.
Schenimann, Cecily
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole +6 more
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Transforming Childhood, Industrialization of Play and Toys and Consumer Culture
Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2012 The sociology of childhood and the concept of childhood are among the neglected areas in Turkish social sciences. We aim to discuss the concept of childhood from different theoretical perspectives.
Fulya Sormaz, Hülya Yüksel
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Children, ‘sexualization’ and consumer culture [PDF]
, 2012 In this chapter we reflect on a recent research project through which we contributed our own academic perspectives, and through our mediation also those of children and parents, to public debates about 'sexualisation'. The research was funded by the Equal Opportunities Committee of the Scottish Parliament, and focused on ‘sexualized goods’ -clothing ...
Bragg, Sara +3 more
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A study of food buying behavior among Chinese children [PDF]
, 2009 The paper reports a study on food buying behaviour among Chinese children aged between 10-13 years old. There are two important findings. Firstly, the growing influence of commercial environment.
Fan, Y, Li, Y
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The Role of Certifications in Improving Household Food Security Among Peruvian Farmers
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Achieving global food security requires sustainable transformations in agri‐food systems. Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) such as Organic and Fairtrade aim to internalize certain social and environmental costs while promoting more equitable value distribution, improved market access, and sustainable production practices.
Lisa‐Marie Schulte, Awudu Abdulai
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The character of demand in mature organic food markets: Great Britain and Denmark compared [PDF]
, 2005 We investigate the organic food market in two selected European countries, Great Britain and Denmark, identifying main differences and similarities.
Andersen, Laura Mørch +4 more
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