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Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source

Diabetes Knowledge and Medication Adherence Among High-Risk Type 2 Diabetic Patients in a Rural Area in Vietnam: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]

Clin Transl Sci
Ho HTT, Vo HT, Tragulpiankit P, Nathisuwan S.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

THE PAIR EDUCATION AND INNOVATION – KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY’S ICON [PDF]

This paper uses the frame of the SWOT Analysis to introduce the EPIC Model, which is based on four elements, among which two of them we suppose are representative for the knowledge society: education and innovation.
Cristian Silviu BANACU, Marcela Izabela CIOPA, Olga OLARU   +2 more
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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the juice? Trypanosoma cruzi vectorial-oral outbreak investigation in a semi-arid rural area of Brazil. [PDF]

Parasit Vectors
Ribeiro G, Frota JRT, de Sousa Silva NP, Barbosa BMO, Rios LS, da Silva LCG, de Araújo RF, Pereira FM, de Carvalho CMM, Tiernan NE, Bastos C, Pavan TBS, Santos FLN, Castro MC, Navengantes W, Gurgel-Gonçalves R, Dumonteil E, Herrera C, Reis MG.   +18 more
europepmc   +1 more source

For public service or money: Understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce in Ethiopia [PDF]

Geographical imbalances in the health workforce have been a consistent feature of nearly all health systems, and especially in developing countries. In this paper we investigate the willingness to work in a rural area among final year nursing and medical
Abigail Barr, José Garcia Montalvo, Magnus Lindelow, Pieter Serneels   +3 more
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Vendor Types, Attendance, Experience and Sales 2019–2021: Evidence From Five Rural Oregon Farmers Markets

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe, Juo‐Han Tsay, Sarah A. Low   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Contextual Approach to Characterizing Caregiver Responsiveness in a Rural Area of The Gambia. [PDF]

Infancy
Stevelt HC, Mbye E, Touray E, Fadera T, Saidykhan M, Kambi O, Papageorgopoulou E, McCann S, Elwell CE, Moore SE, Lloyd-Fox S, Milosavljevic B.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do scenic amenities foster economic growth in rural areas? [PDF]

Rural areas in the Tenth District are experiencing a period of renewed economic growth in the 1990s. After a decade of lackluster performance in the 1980s, rural areas are enjoying stronger employment and income growth.
Jason Henderson, Kendall McDaniel
core  

PROSPECTS FOR RURAL GROWTH? MEASURING GROWTH LINKAGES IN A SOUTH AFRICAN SMALLHOLDER FARMING AREA [PDF]

This paper addresses the possible impact of rising smallholder incomes on local non-agricultural development in a case study area located in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.
Simphiwe, N.
core   +1 more source