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Ensuring food safety in Asian domestic markets: through proximity or standards? [PDF]
, 2012 The growing distrust of consumers in the safety of food is widely documented in both developed and transitional economies. This is related to the growing intensification or even industrialisation of food production and processing as well as to the ...
Moustier, Paule
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Pesticides Residues and Trade: the Apple of Discord? [PDF]
, 2011 Sophie Drogué, Federica Demaria
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Straw returning is important for rural ecological management and sustainable agricultural development. Using farm survey data for Anhui Province, China, in 2020, we applied the double‐hurdle model to investigate the impact of agricultural machinery services and land fragmentation on farmers' straw‐returning behavior, and to explore the ...
Xin Wang, Yanping Song, Wei Huang
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THE IMPACT OF REDUCED AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL USE ON FOOD: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE FOR THE UNITED STATES [PDF]
Concerns about food safety and environmental quality have increased in recent years. Consumers are particularly concerned about the health risks posed by pesticide residues in food and the environmental impact of agricultural chemicals.
Senauer, Benjamin
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Manual on prototyping methodology and multifunctional crop rotation [PDF]
, 2002 This VEGINECO manual is one of a series of publications resulting from the VEGINECO project. VEGINECO specialises in producing tested and improved multi-objective farming methods for key farming practices – e.g.
Garcia Diaz, A., Haan, J.J., de
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract The transition from subsistence to market‐oriented agriculture holds the potential to boost rural economic progress and improve the well‐being of the rural poor in developing countries. Despite this potential, there is limited understanding of the key drivers for smallholder commercialization. In this study, we utilize comprehensive three‐wave
Abebayehu Girma Geffersa +1 more
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Pesticide residues in marine fishes [PDF]
, 1989 Pesticide residues in four marine fishes, black pomfret (Parastromateus niger), mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta), marine vala (Chirocentrus sp.) and tuna (Euthynnus affinis) are reported. Highest concentration is found in black pomfret followed by tuna,
Antony, P.D., Radhakrishnan, A.G.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Eco‐labels inform consumers about the sustainable attributes of a product, but consumer face challenges to differentiate and select for specific attributes. Certification programs are similarly challenged to incentivize adoption of sustainable practices in product supply chains when consumer ability to differentiate sustainable attributes is ...
Nicolas Gatti +5 more
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INSECT POPULATION DYNAMICS, PESTICIDE USE AND FARMWORKER HEALTH REVISITED: PESTICIDE CHOICE AND RISK MITIGATION [PDF]
Several policies to reduce worker exposure, dietary and environmental risks are examined in the context of pesticide choice driven by insect population dynamics.
Wyatt, T.J.
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