Results 91 to 100 of about 846,798 (247)

The Impact of Lifestyle Changes on the Prevalence of Prediabetes and Diabetes in Urban and Rural Indonesia: Results from the 2013 and 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Research (RISKESDAS) Survey

Diabetology
(1) Background: Prediabetes represents reversible glycemic abnormalities between normal glucose regulation and diabetes. Indonesia has a high burden of non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes.
Iche A. Liberty, Farid Kurniawan, Calysta N. Wijaya, Pradana Soewondo, Dicky L. Tahapary   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond the Ban—Shedding Light on Smallholders' Price Vulnerability in Indonesia's Palm Oil Industry

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Indonesian government imposed a palm oil export ban in April 2022 to address rising cooking oil prices. This study explores oil palm smallholders' vulnerability to the policy using descriptive statistics, Lasso, and post‐Lasso OLS regressions.
Charlotte‐Elena Reich, Tim Ölkers, Vanessa Bonke, Oliver Musshoff   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multisectoral Convergence of Food, Nutrition and Sanitation Programs for Child Health: Evidence From Country‐Level Programs in India

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper underscores the critical role of multisectoral convergence in enhancing child health, particularly in addressing anemia, a micronutrient deficiency linked to both diet and sanitation. We explore how the integration of nationwide food and nutrition programs with sanitation initiatives impacts anemia in Indian children under three ...
Soumya Gupta, Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali
wiley   +1 more source

The role of green innovation on green restaurant patronage intention: urban vs. rural residents

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
IntroductionGreen restaurants minimize negative impacts on the environment through the implementation of green practices. Analyzing how urban and rural customers differ in their green consumption behaviors is necessary to get the whole society to support
Yun Huang, Jingru Wei, Kai Wang, Qidi Hou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Did the Indian Green Revolution Change the Farm Size–Productivity Relationship?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We examine the relationship between farm size and productivity during India's Green Revolution, a period of rapid technological transformation. Using a unique panel of over 5000 Indian farm households that spans the Green Revolution (1971–1999), we show that the classic (linear) inverse farm size–productivity relationship gradually evolved ...
Rabail Chandio, Leah E. M. Bevis
wiley   +1 more source

Temperature and Farm Labor in Nigeria

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We estimate the impact of temperature shocks on the composition of farm labor in rural Nigeria using a nationally representative household panel survey. Leveraging plausibly exogenous year‐to‐year variation in growing season temperatures, we find that warmer temperatures significantly alter farm labor composition, prompting a substantial shift
Andu Berha
wiley   +1 more source

A model for promoting breast self-examination among rural South African women in KwaZulu-Natal

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Background: Breast self-examination (BSE) is a safe, easy and affordable breast screening tool encouraged as an alternative screening method in low-resource settings.
Nelisha Sarmah, Maureen N. Sibiya, Thandokuhle E. Khoza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergies in Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation: Decomposing the Interaction Between Nature Parks and Agri‐Environment Schemes

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding how policy instruments with overlapping goals interact is crucial for leveraging their synergies. This study explores the mechanisms for regional nature parks (a form of protected areas that impose no restrictions on agriculture) to enhance the adoption of biodiversity‐conserving agri‐environment schemes (AES) in Switzerland ...
Yanbing Wang, Christian Ritzel, Antonia Kaiser, Gabriele Mack   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Percepción social del riesgo y dinámicas de género en la producción agrícola basada en plaguicidas en la pampa húmeda Argentina

Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad: Revista Latinoamericana, 2020
El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las vinculaciones entre las identidades de género y las lógicas de la organización social del cuidado, relacionadas con los riesgos ambientales-sanitarios a partir de los significados y prácticas relativas a la ...
Johana Kunin, Paula Lucero
doaj  

Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source