Export commodity production and broad-based rural development: coffee and cocoa in the Dominican Republic [PDF]
An estimated 80,000-100,000 Dominican farmers produce coffee and cocoa, nearly 40 percent of all agricultural producers. The sectors also provide employment for tens of thousands of field laborers and persons employed in linked economic activities.
Siegel, Paul B., Alwang, Jeff
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God's Presence in the Aisle: How God Salience Encourages Preference for Ultra‐Processed Foods
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT God‐related cues are pervasive in consumers' daily lives, yet little research has examined how God salience shapes consumer food choices. Drawing on compensatory control theory and the literature on symbolic healing, we present findings from six studies, including a field experiment, demonstrating that high (vs.
Ali Gohary, Hean Tat Keh
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Visual Implied Motion in Marketing: A Dual‐Route Framework of Perceptual Persuasion
Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Depicting movement in static marketing stimuli, referred to as ‘implied motion’, is widely used across packaging, logos, and advertising, and multimodal brand communications. Despite growing evidence of its persuasive impact, the underlying psychological mechanisms and boundary conditions remain theoretically fragmented. This systematic review
Tianyi Zhang, Charles Spence
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Socioeconomic and biophysical drivers of cocoa yield variability in smallholder farms in Côte d'Ivoire. [PDF]
Sci RepYéo N, Zon DS, Tondoh EJ.
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Bitter chocolate: The use of forced child labour and child slavery in the cocoa industry. [PDF]
openThis thesis explores the pervasive issue of forced child labour and child slavery in the cocoa industry, with a focus on Ghana. This project examines the historical context, current state, existing legislative framework, corporate responsibility, and
NAVARRO GALVAN, SARA DEL CARMEN
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Oikos, EarlyView.As habitats change, the effectiveness of animal‐mediated seed dispersal increasingly depends on animal responses to altered structure and resources. With habitat loss and degradation accelerating across the tropics, understanding how dispersers' foraging behavior and movement influence seed removal and deposition is critical to promoting forest ...
Anaid Cárdenas‐Navarrete +2 more
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Development and Validation of a Rapid High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method for Simultaneous Determination of Methylxanthines and Flavanols in Cocoa Husk Tea. [PDF]
MoleculesBoonchalaem T +2 more
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Systemic bio‐inequity links poverty to biodiversity and induces a conservation paradox
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Biodiversity is declining globally while inequity is growing, and poverty rates are not improving. Global sustainable development and conservation initiatives aim to address biodiversity loss and poverty simultaneously. Through text analysis of global biodiversity policies, we identified a consistent narrative that countries with high ...
Conor Waldock +4 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Governments worldwide are committed to eliminating hunger and conserving biodiversity, reflected in United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger) and 15 (Life on Land). Expanding agricultural lands to meet growing food demands often threatens biodiversity, creating potential trade‐offs between these objectives. To understand the
Abbie S. A. Chapman +12 more
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