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The Cost of a Nutritious Diet in Cafeterias: Evidence From US Military Dining Facilities

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Providing nutritious meals in institutional settings with financial constraints, such as military dining facilities, is challenging. The US Department of War (DoW) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) collaborated to modernize the Basic Daily Food Allowance (BDFA) using an optimization model that incorporates service members' consumption ...
Linlin Fan, Yiwen Zhao, Andrea Carlson, Parke Wilde, Joanna Reagan, Julianna Jayne, Starr Seip, Denise Laursen, Matthew P. Rabbitt   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Topological Properties of International Commodity Market: How Uncertainty Affects the Linkages?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aims to explore the network topology of the international commodity market by examining the interconnections among 21 commodity futures across various categories, including energy, precious and industrial metals, and agriculture. We analyze the market structure of these commodity futures under both low and high uncertainty conditions
Ibrahim Yagli, Bayram Deviren
wiley   +1 more source

Multidimensional strategies for sustainable management of cocoa by-products

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionThe limited understanding of the potential applications of cocoa by-products, due to the scarcity of studies that integrate scientific research and patent analysis, hinders the proper use of these by-products and compromises their role in ...
Lívia de Matos Santos, Camila Duarte Ferreira Ribeiro, Camila Duarte Ferreira Ribeiro, Janaína de Carvalho Alves, Isadora Santana Araújo da Silva, Vanessa de Lima Silva, Isabelle Palma Patrício Santos, Mariana Nougalli Roselino   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Impact of Indonesia’s Cocoa Downstream Policy on the Derivative Product Competitiveness, Export Specialization, and Farmers Benefits

Habitat
The cocoa downstream policy should be aims to improve the welfare of cocoa farmers, not merely to develop the cocoa downstream industry. This study aims to analyze the impact of Indonesia's cocoa downstream policy through cocoa beans export taxes on the ...
Fatkurrohim, Annisa Fitri, Reny Andriyanty, Devi Agustia, Manuntun Parulian Hutagaol, Harianto Harianto   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

In Vitro Bioaccessibility and Functional Properties of Phenolic Compounds from Enriched Beverages Based on Cocoa Bean Shell

Foods, 2020
The cocoa bean shell (CBS), a cocoa by-product, contains a significant number of bioactive compounds with functional properties, such as polyphenols and methylxanthines, and is used as an ingredient in beverages and foods.
Carolina Cantele, Olga Rojo-Poveda, Marta Bertolino, Daniela Ghirardello, Vladimiro Cardenia, Letricia Barbosa-Pereira, Giuseppe Zeppa   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Steaming Maintains Fatty Acids, Antioxidants, and Proximate Content in Snack Bar Products from Cocoa Beans

The Scientific World Journal
Chocolate products on the market are generally in the form of chocolate bars as snacks made from cocoa powder. Fat and powder are separated first through a pressing process to obtain the cocoa powder.
Kasma Iswari, null Atman, Leni Marlina, null Riska, Sri Satya Antarlina, Ratna Wylis Arief, null Waryat, Rosniyati Suwarda, Noveria Sjafrina, Alvi Yani, null Sunarmani, Gabriel Herald Joseph, Meivie Lintang, Payung Layuk, Abdullah Bin Arif   +14 more
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Food Targeting: Determination of the Cocoa Shell Content (Theobroma cacao L.) in Cocoa Products by LC-QqQ-MS/MS

Metabolites, 2020
A targeted metabolomics LC-ESI-QqQ-MS/MS application for the determination of cocoa shell based on 15 non-polar key metabolites was developed, validated according to recognized guidelines, and used to predict the cocoa shell content in various cocoa ...
Nicolas Cain, Christian Marji, Kristian von Wuthenau, Torben Segelke, Markus Fischer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source