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Coping With Production Risk: Effects of Sown Plant Diversity on the Attractiveness of Crop Insurance in Grasslands

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increased frequency of extreme weather events, particularly droughts, threatens grassland farming by destabilizing yields and farms' economic viability. We examine, theoretically and through numerical simulations, how sown plant diversity (natural insurance) influences the attractiveness of indemnity and drought index insurance (formal ...
Nicolas Alou, Sergei Schaub, Martin Quaas, Robert Finger   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of characteristic hub genes in the immune-active phase of chronic hepatitis B. [PDF]

Front Immunol
Li F, Li Y, Du Y, Fan C, Xiong J, Hu F, Deng X, Wang X, Shi H, Sun X, Zheng X, Zhang Y.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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

Transcriptomic and hormonic analyses reveal the effects of xenia on anthocyanin biosynthesis in blueberry. [PDF]

Food Chem (Oxf)
Yang Q, Xu Z, Wen Z, Lu X, Chen X, Peng S, Liu Y, Gao Z.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Promoting Healthier Drinking: Evidence From a Vignette Experiment on Contextual and Informational Drivers of Dealcoholized Wine Choices

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Growing demand for healthier beverages is driving innovation in the wine sector, with dealcoholized wine emerging as a promising alternative. However, little is known about the contextual conditions under which consumers would choose dealcoholized wine, particularly in countries with strong wine traditions. To fill this gap, this work examines
Giovanna Piracci, Giulia Maesano, Leonardo Casini, Maurizio Canavari, Marija Cerjak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyphenol-Rich Duhuo Jisheng Decoction Enhances Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosome-Mediated Chondroprotection via PI3K/AKT Signaling in Osteoarthritis. [PDF]

Food Sci Nutr
Liao Z, Wang W, Jiang S, Wang L, Yu T, Ni X, Zhang S, Liu J, Yang J, Xie H.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe, Juo‐Han Tsay, Sarah A. Low   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A review of European-funded projects implementing living labs for the sustainability of agri-food systems. [PDF]

Sci Data
Ferrara A, Göldel B, Arcuri S, Galli F, Massari S, Gallo G, Mignani C, Vergamini D, Cavicchi A.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Consumer Acceptance of New Sustainable Food Technologies: Upcycling Technology, Biostimulants, and Artificial Intelligence

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food systems have a significant impact on environmental sustainability, underscoring the need for innovative technologies to support more sustainable agricultural methods. However, the adoption of these technologies hinges on consumer acceptance, making the analysis of consumer perceptions essential.
Greta Castellini, Guendalina Graffigna
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating adoption barriers for microbial proteins in future food. [PDF]

Nat Commun
Gnaim R, Kassim H, Neidhardt L, Gassler T, Ledesma-Amaro R.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source