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Most Australians do not meet recommendations for dairy consumption: findings of a new technique to analyse nutrition surveys

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2012
Objective: To describe the pattern of dairy consumption in Australians aged 12 years and over, and assess the extent to which the population meets national recommendations.
James C. Doidge, Leonie Segal
doaj   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Fatty Acid Quality in Sunflower and Frying Oils: Implications for Nutritional Health

open access: yesJournal of Food Quality
The demand for vegetable oils among consumers has risen over the past few years. This study aimed to assess the fatty acid profile of popular vegetable oils to identify strategies from a public health perspective.
Fatemeh Mohammadi-Nasrabadi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agriculture for Food and Nutrition Security: A Must For Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa [PDF]

open access: yes
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) underscore an overriding importance of human development for sustained economic, social, political and other development, and nutrition is the beginning of human development. Nutrition has, however, not been viewed
Abizari, Abdul-Razak   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Determinants of local food producer participation in state‐sponsored marketing programs: Evidence from Missouri

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines producer participation choices considering a variety of potential benefits linked to state‐sponsored marketing programs, using a real choice dataset of farmers in Missouri. Multinomial logit models are employed to predict determinants of farmer enrollment in three tiers of the Missouri Grown local food marketing program ...
Lan Tran, Ye Su, Laura McCann
wiley   +1 more source

Are data available for tracking progress on nutrition policies and programs in South Asia?

open access: green, 2021
Manita Jangid   +5 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Circularity, Sustainability, and the Quality of Coffee Sold via Vending Machines: What Do Italian Consumers Prefer?

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vending is an important sector in the daily lives of many people, and coffee is the most frequently consumed product in the European market. Like many other sectors, vending is responding to the challenge of sustainable development by taking various actions, such as offering increasingly ecologically sound coffee while maintaining/improving ...
Alberto Bertossi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Illustrated Guide to Research Findings from USDA's Economic Research Service [PDF]

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This book contains a sampling of recent ERS research illustrating the breadth of the Agency’s research on current policy issues: from biofuels to food consumption to land conservation to patterns of trade for agricultural products. What you won’t find in
Economic Research Service
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