Land Reforms in Cuba: First Empirical Assessment on Productivity Using Crop‐Level Panel Data
ABSTRACT Land reforms implemented in Cuba since 2008 have aimed to increase agricultural production by distributing state‐owned idle lands with land‐use rights. The reforms restricted farmers with the rights from cultivating perennial and capital‐intensive crops.
Yoshihiko Hashiguchi +1 more
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Uji Efektivitas Ekstrak Etanol 70% Biji Coklat (Theobroma cacao L.) Terhadap Peningkatan Kadar Kolesterol HDL (High Density Lipoprotein) Pada Mencit (Mus musculus) [PDF]
Background: Cocoa bean (Theobroma cacao L.) contains flavonoid compounds. Flavonoids can prevent oxidation of LDL cholesterol, inhibit platelet activation and inhibit clot forming which lead to HDL level increase.
, Prof. DR. Dr. EM Sutrisna +1 more
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Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704
Abstract The manuscript records of the Royal African Company show that the Company paid African chiefs for access to trade along the caravan routes on the Gold Coast in the seventeenth century. This paper documents and examines these payments. Using an event study, I establish that after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the Company's monopoly in ...
Jose Rowell Corpuz
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Cocoa (Chocolate Bean) Growing in the Florida Home Landscape
Revised! HS-1057, an 8-page fact sheet by Jonathan H. Crane, Carlos F. Balerdi, and Gene Joyner, provides homeowners with a basic reference for growing cocoa (chocolate bean) in the home landscape.
Jonathan H. Crane +2 more
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This research aims to utilize the liquid smoke, charcoal, oil and gas that have been produced from cocoa waste shell from fast pyrolysis technology at 125-500 oC.
Muhammad Wijaya, Muhammad Wiharto
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Inhibition of growth and ochratoxin A production of Aspergillus carbonariu by Bacillus strains isolated from cocoa bean fermentation [PDF]
Ivorian raw cocoa beans are recurrently subject to ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination. The use of chemical and physical means to reduce or prevent the OTA production in cocoa beans is prohibited or inefficient.
Beugre, Guézéré Corinne +6 more
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Rural Capitalists and Development in Colonial Africa: A Comparative Analysis
ABSTRACT This paper explores the emergence and role of rural capitalists in colonial Sub‐Saharan Africa by comparing three peasant‐based economies: Bechuanaland, the Gold Coast and Tanganyika. Using social tables, we estimate the population and income shares of better earning agricultural producers and assess their impact on rural inequality and ...
Prince Young Aboagye +2 more
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Pengaruh Pemberian Ekstrak Biji Kakao (Theobroma Cacao) Terhadap Jumlah Pigmen Melanin Kulit Tikus Wistar (Rattus Novergicus) Yang Dipapar Sinar Matahari [PDF]
: Excessive exposure of sunlight may cause hyperpigmentation. Cocoa is a beneficial plant to the skin. This study was aimed to reveal the effect of cocoa bean extracts on the number of melanin pigments in rat skin after sun exposure.
Durry, M. F. (Meilany) +2 more
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Across all population and sociodemographic groups in the Philippines, diets lacked diversity and intakes of fruit and vegetables were low. Under‐ and overnutrition are persisting challenges. Rigorous evidence from interventions to improve diet quality and fruit and vegetable intake in the Philippines is urgently needed.
Taryn J. Smith +5 more
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ABSTRACT Tajikistan faces significant food insecurity and multiple forms of malnutrition in its population, with women particularly at risk. Social norms related to gender and intrahousehold hierarchy are pervasive. Yet, how gender impacts dietary intake in Tajikistan remains to be studied.
Sarah M. L. Pechtl +3 more
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