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Building healthy cities: the experience and challenges faced by China [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Cities are crucial for China’s economic development. Further urbanisation is one of the key elements of post-central planning reform and is seen as the solution to rural poverty.
Li, Bingqin
core  

Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

"Life Is Not Mere Living but Living in Health" - An Overview of Rural Health Practice

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
India is home to one-sixth of the world’s population. It has shown rapid development in recent years.  People who live in rural areas experience many health disadvantages including inequitable access to health services in comparison with urban ...
Ravishekar N Hiremath   +5 more
doaj  

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Evaluation of Rural Health Insurance based on General Justice

open access: yesمدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2011
• Introduction: In order to fulfill the health and medical needs of rural people, Iran's Medical Services Insurance Organization approved a plan to provide rural health insurance in 2005.
Mahmoud Kazemian, Majid Khosravi
doaj  

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Pharmacists’ “Full Scope of Practice”: Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Rural and Remote Australian Pharmacists

open access: yesJournal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2020
Catherine Hays,1 Melanie Sparrow,2 Selina Taylor,1 Daniel Lindsay,3 Beverley Glass2 1Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia; 2Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University ...
Hays C   +4 more
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