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Nigeria’s Development Trajectory, Security Conundrum and the State-Citizens Relations

open access: yesBulletin of "Carol I" National Defense University
Crime represents a profound threat to societal well-being, generating misery and disorder. Understanding its nature, causes, patterns, and consequences is vital for its effective prevention and control.
Tajudeen Yusuf ADEYINKA   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping food insecurity and food sources in New Hampshire cities and towns [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Using a series of detailed New Hampshire maps, this brief presents a geographic picture of the towns and cities at risk for food insecurity as well as the food resources available across the state.
Ward, Sally, Wauchope, Barbara
core   +1 more source

Insecure debt [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Does demand for safety create instability ? Secured (repo) funding can be made so safe that it never runs, but shifts risk to unsecured creditors. We show that this triggers more frequent runs by unsecured creditors, even in the absence of fundamental risk.
Matta, R., Perotti, E.
openaire   +3 more sources

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les attentes dans la relation d’enquête. Ce qu’elles nous apprennent sur l’objet d’étude

open access: yesAnthropologie & Santé, 2020
This text proposes a reflection about the researcher-participant relationship, resulting from fieldwork with pregnant women experiencing housing difficulties.
Raquel Rico Berrocal
doaj   +1 more source

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cocoa Purchasing and the Issue of Insecurity in the Akontombra District in the Western Region of Ghana

open access: yesCoffee and Cocoa Research Journal, 2018
The cocoa industry in Ghana is plagued with a number of challenges. Among such challenges is the issue of insecurity. This notwithstanding, there are limited scholarly findings on the nature and the underlying factors associated with these insecurity ...
Jacob Obodai   +2 more
doaj  

Précarité, temporalités et conciliation travail-famille chez les musiciens baroques montréalais

open access: yesRevue Interventions Économiques, 2017
Since the end of the 1980s, a singular « Art World » has been developed in Montreal. It has been articulated around the interpretation of the old music (From the Renaissance era until the beginning of the Romantism era) on period instruments.
Laurent Sauvage
doaj   +1 more source

No. 18: The State of Food Insecurity in Blantyre City, Malawi [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Chronic food insecurity is considered to be one of the most important challenges facing the people and government of Malawi. Most attention tends to be given to the rural areas where the majority of the population live and where the prevalence of food ...
Chiweza, Asiyati, Mvula, Peter
core   +1 more source

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