Reforming Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa marketing and pricing system [PDF]
Cote d'Ivoire has historically taxed cocoa producers. Market reforms over the past 10 years have somewhat succeeded in making domestic and foreign marketing more transparent and competitive.
Varangis, Panos, McIntire, John
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Styrene and its natural analogues: accumulation and sustainable production methods
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.Abstract Styrene, also known as vinyl benzene, is a colourless, highly volatile petrochemical that serves as a key monomer in the production of polystyrene and styrene‐butadiene rubber. Its industrial synthesis via the alkylation of benzene with ethylene relies on fossil fuels, requiring high temperatures and toxic catalysts that contribute to ...
Mwafaq Ibdah +6 more
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Cocoa cultivation as an engine of rural development: Impact on the configuration of livelihoods strategies of rural households in Colombia. [PDF]
PLoS OneHernández-Nuñez HE +8 more
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Dietary Patterns in Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa
JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.Among 131 patients, 99 had mild‐to‐moderate hidradenitis suppurativa and 25 severe HS. The most reported diets were “healthy and varied” or “no specific diet”, and 11% practiced intermittent fasting. Patients with mild‐to‐moderate HS reported similar frequency of intake of cake/biscuits/sweets, fast food, fish, vegetables and wholegrain as patients ...
Maria Victoria Gerdes‐Miranda +4 more
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Impact of cocoa flavanols on blood pressure and vascular function: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
J Nutr Health AgingSakuda M +6 more
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Point/Counterpoint on the Controversial 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Lipids, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) issued nutrition recommendations, some of which have been praised by the nutrition community while others have been questioned based on the lack of supporting evidence. The recommendations about calorie control, emphasis on nutrient density, vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, and ...
J. Thomas Brenna +3 more
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Cocoa polyphenols in brain health: BDNF/CREB-mediated mechanisms in depression, cognition, and the gut-brain axis. [PDF]
Front NutrLi L, Tong HHY.
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The role of community‐level institutions in smallholder land restoration
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract This review focuses on the role of community‐level institutions in the adoption of land restoration practices by smallholder farmers. Based on a systematic review of 72 peer‐reviewed articles from 33 low‐ and middle‐income countries, the review synthesizes recent empirical evidence on the various roles these institutions play in supporting ...
Daniel Wiegant, Soumya Balasubramanya
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Optimization of Coriander Seed Oil Oleogel and Evaluation of Its Technological Performance in Dark Chocolate Formulation. [PDF]
FoodsNazari Z, Sabbagh F.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Avocados are a multibillion‐dollar global commodity, but their growing export market pressures local farmers to abandon local fruit tree diversity in favor of commercial cultivar production. Interviews with rural avocado farmers and households from the Southern Mexican Highlands, Pacific Coastal Honduras, and Western Nicaragua, as well as the genetic ...
Kevin Wann +4 more
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