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ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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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+2 more
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#workfromhome: how multi-level marketers enact and subvert federal language policy for profit. [PDF]
Fluegel S, King K.
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade
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+5 more
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Language Policy and Regional Varieties of the Korean Language
The aim of this paper is to provide information on the language policy, planning, and management in the Republic of Korea. The research is focused on Standard Korean and the current state of Korean regional dialects.
Vladislava Mazana
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English Language Proficiency and Earnings in a Developing Country: The Case of South Africa [PDF]
In this paper we explore the relationship between English language proficiency and earnings in South Africa, using new data from the first wave of the National Income Dynamics panel survey of 2008.
Daniela Casale, Dorrit Posel
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VITALIZING JAVANESE LANGUAGE THROUGH PLACE NAMES [PDF]
The role of Javanese language is now gradually replaced by Indonesian or even English language as a result of a process called language shift. While Javanese language is offered in Central Java schools as local subject, the policy is insufficient to ...
Riyandari, Angelika
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U.S. Consumer Preferences for Cage‐Free Eggs and Hen Housing Policies
ABSTRACT Farm animal welfare (FAW) continues to be a divisive issue in the egg industry. In the United States, 10 states and most major retailers have implemented policies or voluntary pledges to transition to 100% cage‐free egg sales. We use best‐worst scaling and discrete choice experiments to evaluate U.S.
Vincenzina Caputo+3 more
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The mother tongues and English are designated different functions: English, the ethnically neutral language, serves as the inter-ethnic lingua franca as well as the language of socio-economic mobility and global advancement. Malay has also been elevated as the national language in a nod to its current as well as historical position in the region before
Jain, Ritu, Wee, Lionel
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Editorial: The challenge of teaching english in diverse contexts [PDF]
At the international conference on Language, Education and Diversity, held at the University of Waikato in November 2003, 450 delegates from over 30 countries gathered to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing language educators in teaching and ...
Janks, Hilary, May, Stephen
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