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Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 236-248, January 2023., 2023 Chemical compositions such as protein, fat, ash, moisture, starch, vitamin B1 and mineral, as well as amino acids and fatty acids were determined in kabuli and desi chickpea species. Forty‐six types of flavonoids in Muying‐1 chickpea were analyzed with UPLC‐QqQ‐MS method.
Shiqi Xiao +3 more
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Nitrogen sensing in legumes [PDF]
Journal of Experimental Botany, 2016 Legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen (N) in a symbiotic relationship with bacteria. For this reason, although legume crops can be low yielding and less profitable when compared with cereals, they are frequently included in crop rotations. Grain legumes form only a minor part of most human diets, and legume crops are greatly underutilized. Food security and
Anthony J. Miller +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 516-526, January 2023., 2023 The dessert containing 1% TQPI presented suitable physicochemical and sensory properties. The dessert containing 5% TQPI exhibited the highest values of texture parameters, protein content and WHC at 21st storage time. Abstract The purpose of this work was to investigate the potential production of Titicaca quinoa protein isolated (TQPI) to improve the
Seyed Saeed Sekhavatizadeh +6 more
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Foods, 2019 Muesli bars are consumed by 16% of children, and 7.5% of adults, and are classified as discretionary in Australian Dietary Guidelines, containing “higher fat and added sugars” compared with core food choices.
Felicity Curtain, Sara Grafenauer
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Impact of methionine nutrition on the leaf proteome of Lupinus angustifolius L. and Vicia faba L. [PDF]
, 2011 Grain legumes possess a gernerally favourable seed protein amino acid composition but low contents of sulfur amino acids decrease their nutrient value. To enhance the methionie content of local grain legumes by plant breeding, phenotypical attributes for
Gau, Achim Ernst +3 more
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THE POSSIBILITY OF LEGUMES PRODUCTION
Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2013 Primary receptacles improve profitability legumes are limiting demonstrations and acts of plant diseases and pests. Pathogens are 25-50% lower yield of soybean, chickpea, beans, peas. Pests focally up to 87% of viable seeds sown reduce the number of plants per 1 ha. Only effective protection against disease and estimates of crop production can increase
Glinushkin, A. +6 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper explores the convergence in on‐farm diversification strategies of agricultural holdings, between remote areas and more central ones. Using Italian farm‐level data, we explore the determinants of diversification strategies across farms.
Gianluca Grilli +2 more
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 569-577, January 2023., 2023 The present study suggests that the intake of total phytosterols (PSs), stigmasterol, ß‐sitosterol, ß‐sitostanol and campestanol were inversely associated with the prevalence of obesity. In addition, lower obesity risk for total PSs and PSs subgroups differed for the gender. These results deserve to be further verified in cohort studies.
Panpan Guo +3 more
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