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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic variation in symptoms of depression and anxiety across 22 Global Flourishing Study countries

Communications Medicine
Background We know relatively little about how mental health varies across countries around the world or among demographic groups in diverse nations and cultures.
Matt Bradshaw, Koichiro Shiba, Sung Joon Jang, Blake Victor Kent, Rebecca Bonhag, Byron R. Johnson, Tyler J. VanderWeele   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating the humanities and the social sciences: six approaches and case studies

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
The social sciences are still young, and their interaction with older siblings such as philosophy and theology is still necessarily tentative. This paper outlines three ways in which humanistic disciplines such as philosophy and theology might inform the
Brendan Case, Tyler J. VanderWeele
doaj   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association between frailty and quality of life, and the moderating effect of mobile, broadcast and digital media in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Kenya

BMC Geriatrics
Background Globally, frailty is known to negatively impact quality of life, yet this relationship remains underexplored in Kenya. Additionally, there is growing interest in leveraging technology in health and social care to support vulnerable populations,
Gideon Dzando, Paul R. Ward, Lillian Mwanri, Richard K. Moussa, Rachel C. Ambagtsheer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Moderating Effect of Social Support on Emotional Exhaustion and Flourishing among Academicians in Pakistan [PDF]

Flourishing refers to a state of high well-being, marked by optimal functioning and positive emotions (Fabricio et al., 2022). It involves developing positive human qualities that lead to an optimistic outlook on life and greater job satisfaction (Rehal &
Quratulain, Memon, Irma Yazreen, Md Yusoff   +1 more
core   +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

Human Needs based innovation for flourishing lives on a flourishing planet [PDF]

We propose a framework for enabling flourishing lives on a flourishing planet by grounding wellbeing in universal human needs and resilient ecosystems.
Nick, Sascha
core  

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