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STI-SDG alignment across countries: how research priorities relate to countries’ SDG challenges [PDF]

, 2022
• We developed new methods to analyse the alignment between countries’ research priorities and their SDG-related challenges. • We found that countries with higher challenges relating to SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (Zero hunger), SDG 3 (Good health) and ...
Ismael Rafols (694403), Tommaso Ciarli (4461016), Ed Noyons (4901425), Hugo Confraria (5718062)   +3 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Causal analysis of trade loss from pathogens: A global study of foot and mouth disease impacts on meat exports

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.
Abstract Our general interest is in global trade loss from livestock pathogens, specifically exports. We adopt a causal inference approach that considers animal disease outbreaks over time as non‐staggered binary treatments with the potential for switching in (infection) and out of treatment (recovery) within the sample period. The outcome evolution of
Mohammad Maksudur Rahman, Thomas L. Marsh   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainable Palm Oil Extraction and Trends in the Use of Green Technologies: State‐of‐the‐Art and Future Directions

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Palm oil, which is extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit of the Elaeis guineensis Jacq. palm tree, is the most widely produced vegetable oil in the world. The extraction of this substance typically utilizes the conventional pressing method, a technique that is advantageous due to its low operating cost and simplified process.
Constantino Lucas Queta, Alessandra Lopes de Oliveira, Aline Silva Mello Cesar   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transient poverty in a sustainable development context [PDF]

, 2022
Transient poverty (TP) is a phenomenon that, by its characterisation, references a condition that may not necessarily be permanent. Its occurrence may result from an external shock, such as a severe weather-related event or geographic, national, or ...
Donkor, Felix Kwabena, Abubakar, Ismaila Rimi, Sharifi, A, Leal Filho, W, Dinis, MAP, Vargas-Hernández, J, Donkor, FK, Dinis, Maria Alzira Pimenta, Leal Filho, Walter, Cichos, Katarzyna, Vargas-Hernández, Jose, Sharifi, Ayyoob, Doni, Federica, Venkatesan, Madhavi, Filho, Walter Leal, Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, J, Venkatesan, M, Doni, F, Henrique Paulino Pires Eustachio, João, Paulino Pires Eustachio, João Henrique, Kwabena Donkor, Felix, Abubakar, IR, Cichos, K   +22 more
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Editorial: Towards 2030: Sustainable Development Goal 1: No Poverty. A Sociological Perspective [PDF]

This Research Topic focuses on the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) by the UN, which aims to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere.” Progress toward this goal is evaluated through various targets and indicators.
Toczyski, Piotr, Gawron, Grzegorz Piotr
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Calcium Nitrate Doped Methylcellulose Solid Polymer Electrolytes With Enhanced Ionic Transport for Energy Storage Applications

Journal of Applied Polymer Science, EarlyView.
A biodegradable methylcellulose‐based solid polymer electrolyte doped with calcium nitrate exhibits enhanced amorphous structure, strong polymer–salt complexation, and improved ionic conductivity, reaching 1.29 × 10−6 S/cm. The system demonstrates a 2.58 V stability window and promising EDLC performance, highlighting its potential for sustainable ...
Mahesh Vinay Kulkarni, Ismayil
wiley   +1 more source

‘Let's talk about the weather’: The activist curriculum and global climate change education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Activist movements have garnered significant global attention on a range of sustainability issues, often involving collectives of citizens coming together. Invoked is the idea of citizens informed to act, emerging not from a common‐sense understanding of everyday life, but rather from a deep political understanding of the world—one that is ...
Richard Pountney
wiley   +1 more source

Children's food activism: Reflections on knowledge and responsibility

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Children as activists have become more prominent in recent years. Their activism is manifest in relation to conspicuously political topics such as Black Lives Matter, voting rights, being able to air their views or protesting against injustices related to race, culture and other identities. Less often, if at all, do children engage politically
Sharon Hunter, Claire Cassidy, Laura Colucci‐Gray, Donald Gray, Kirsten Darling‐McQuistan, Stephen Day, Kirsten Leask, Bob Donald   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

OSDG Community Dataset (OSDG-CD) [PDF]

, 2022
The OSDG Community Dataset (OSDG-CD) is a public dataset of thousands of text excerpts, which were validated by approximately 1,000 OSDG Community Platform (OSDG-CP) citizen scientists from over 110 countries, with respect to the Sustainable Development ...
UNDP IICPSD SDG AI Lab, OSDG, PPMI
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