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The Biofuels Blueprint: Understanding the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive review of the U.S. Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), synthesizing nearly two decades of program evolution, market outcomes, and economic analysis. The RFS mandates minimum volumes of renewable fuel blending through a nested structure based on life‐cycle greenhouse gas reductions, enforced via tradeable Renewable ...
Maria Gerveni, Todd Hubbs, Scott H. Irwin, James H. Stock   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Addition of Fresh Herbs to Fresh-Cut Iceberg Lettuce: Impact on Quality and Storability

Agriculture
The aim of this study was to develop ready-to-eat vegetable–herb mixes with high nutritional and sensory values as well as good storability. In this regard, the suitability of fresh herbs (peppermint, oregano, green basil, red basil, and parsley) was ...
Maria Grzegorzewska, Magdalena Szczech, Beata Kowalska, Anna Wrzodak, Monika Mieszczakowska-Frąc, Teresa Sabat   +5 more
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Effect of Heat Shock Treatment on the Storage Quality of Fresh-Cut Lily Bulbs [PDF]

Shipin Kexue
In order to explore the effect of heat shock treatment (HT) on the storage quality of fresh-cut lily bulbs, changes in the quality characteristics of lily bulb slices (Lilium davidii var. unicolor Cotton) exposed to heat shock treatment (hot water at 55 ℃
CHEN Jiani, LUO Yaohua, KONG Hui, DING Ke, GE Shuai, DING Shenghua
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Household Welfare in Response to Rising Food Prices in The Gambia

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how rising food prices affected household welfare in The Gambia using nationally representative data from the 2015/16 Integrated Household Survey (IHS‐3). The analysis reflects household consumption behavior and market conditions prevailing during that period and provides a structural benchmark for understanding ...
Roger Vorsah, Obed Quaicoe, Fafanyo Asiseh, John N. Ng'ombe   +3 more
wiley   +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

On the Economics of US Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents an economic analysis of US agricultural policy, building on a modified version of Gardner's efficient redistribution. We argue that agricultural policy is motivated as an attempt to implement an efficient redistribution scheme that redistributes income toward farmers who, as a group, have been adversely affected by ...
Jean‐Paul Chavas
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Disinfection Capacity of Electrolyzed Water and Growth Rates of Listeria monocytogenes on Chives at Different Storages for Ensuring Microbiological Quality of Fresh Vegetable Foods

Foods
Fresh vegetables, especially green onions and chives, are raw ingredients widely consumed by Koreans, and have been linked to Listeria monocytogenes-induced food poisoning.
Hyeongmo An, Hyeja Chang
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Excipient Emulsion–Based Delivery Systems for Enhancing Carotenoid Bioavailability: Advances in Formulation and Gastrointestinal Fate

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Excipient emulsion systems improve carotenoid solubilization, protect against degradation, and enhance gastrointestinal absorption through optimized formulation and digestion behavior. ABSTRACT Carotenoids are bioactive compounds that contribute to human health through antioxidant, provitamin A, and disease‐preventive effects.
Tugce Ceyhan, Elifsu Nemli, Esra Capanoglu, Merve Tomas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analytical and Mathematical Determination of Shelf-life of Fresh-cut Red Cabbage

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology, 2017
Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables have longer shelf lives when appropriate packaging materials having proper permeability properties are used. For this reason eight different packaging materials having different permeability properties were used and it was
Fulya Şimşek, Özlem Kızılırmak Esmer   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swedish farmers' approval of nudges

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Interest in the use of behavioral policy approaches, such as nudges, has strongly increased over the past years, including in the domains of food, agricultural and environmental policies. While the approval of nudges among the general public has been studied extensively, we know little about the attitude of farmers toward nudging. Farmers may (
Liesbeth Colen, Leon Englberger, Jens Rommel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source