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The Impacts of Health and Environmental Information Nudges on Meat Choices: Where Does Goat Meat Fit?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst a recent surge in US goat meat imports to meet growing demand, this study contributes to the meat demand literature by examining consumer preferences for goat meat, a relatively healthy and environmentally friendly alternative to other popular meats.
Binod Khanal, Sunil P. Dhoubhadel, Rodolfo M. Nayga Jr.   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Territory as a Victim: Geological Assessment to Analyzing the Impact of Colombia’s Armed Conflict on Geo-Bio Megadiversity at the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

Earth Science, Systems and Society
This study delves into the intricate relationship between Colombia’s status as one of the world’s 17 Megadiverse countries and the socio-environmental challenges the country faces, with focus on the geological diversity of the Sierra Nevada de Santa ...
Juan Fernando Zapata-Herrera, Catalina González-Tejada, Sergio A. Restrepo-Moreno, María Isabel Marín-Cerón   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Environmental and Health Information on Willingness to Pay for Local and Organic Foods in Taiwan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Using a lab‐in‐the‐field experiment, we investigate how providing information about food miles and pesticide residue influences willingness to pay (WTP) for potatoes among 407 shoppers in Taiwan, split between a supermarket and a farmers market.
Chiu‐Lin Huang, Edward C. Jaenicke, Martina Vecchi, Sheng‐Jang Sheu   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

AS LEIS DO BABAÇU LIVRE E O DESENVOLVIMENTO ECONÔMICO: uma análise do conflito de interesses nas disputas socioambientais das regiões urbanas do Maranhão

Revista de Políticas Públicas, 2010
The construction of the law always made by the disputes of interests of groups that form the society. The commencement of the Project of State Law nº 54/08, derogations to the ban on felling of palm trees for babassu in urban areas of metropolitan ...
Luane Lemos Felicio Agostinho
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Insights into community life from the "Capital of Pineapple"

Revista Académica Arjé
This paper offers a contextualization of some facets of community life in Pital, the Costa Rican border district that has established itself as one of the world's leading pineapple production sites.
Esteban Durán-Delgado
doaj   +1 more source

Resistencias sociales a la cooperación de China en infraestructura: las represas Kirchner-Cepernic en Argentina

Colombia Internacional, 2018
This article presents an inquiry about the socio-environmental characteristics and implications of the intervention of China in the infrastructure cooperation in Latin America. In order to characterize the intervention, this article showcases an analysis
Sol Mora
doaj   +1 more source

Green Ologbo : an integrated project for sustainable development of oil palm plantation [PDF]

, 2007
Presco Plc, a member of the Siat group, is a company operating in Nigeria producing and processing oil palm for the domestic market. The company decided to extend its plantation and implement a sustainable project, the "Green Ologbo" project, promoting ...
Chambon, Bénédicte, McAleer, V., Renevot, G., Soengaz Lopez, B., Verwilghen, Aude   +4 more
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Agricultural Diversification at the Margin. Strategies and Determinants in Italian Mountain and Remote Areas

Agribusiness, 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, Francesco Pagliacci, Paola Gatto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Socio-economic and environmental conflict over the construction of Belo Monte Hydroelectric Power Plant

Desenvolvimento e Meio Ambiente, 2018
O presente artigo tem como objetivo fazer uma análise da construção da usina hidrelétrica Belo Monte, caracterizando-a como um conflito socioeconômico e ambiental que gira ao redor de dois grandes temas: o impacto de grandes obras de infraestrutura sobre
André Marconato Ramos, Humberto Prates da Fonseca Alves   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production of Innovations within Farmer–Researcher Associations Applying Transdisciplinary Research Principles [PDF]

, 2012
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan West Africa depend heavily on local resources and local knowledge. Science-based knowledge is likely to aid decision-making in complex situations.
Fliessbach, Andreas, Nicolay, Gian L.
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