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How Does Cultural and Colonial Heritage Affect Optimal Branding Strategies? Evidence From the Rice Sector in Senegal

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Death, Conflict and Scandal. A Practical Theological Study of the Role of Rituals in Congregations Following the Loss of the Minister

open access: yesYearbook for Ritual and Liturgical Studies
Summary of PhD Thesis. This thesis was defended on October 23, 2023 at Stellenbosch University (South-Africa). Supervisors: prof. dr. Cas Wepener (Stellenbosch University, South-Africa) and prof. dr.
Marileen Steyn
doaj   +1 more source

Grandmothers and Granddaughters : Old-Age Pensions and Intrahousehold Allocation in South Africa

open access: yes, 2003
This article evaluates the impact of a large cash transfer program in South Africa on children's nutritional status and investigates whether the gender of the recipient affects that impact.
E. Duflo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
wiley   +1 more source

Rape in South Africa

open access: yesSouth African Medical Journal, 2013
To the Editor: Dr Naidoo is to be commended for reminding readers of the scourge that is rape.1 However, he has overlooked the main reason for the abysmally low conviction rate. In many, if not most, allegations of rape there is no witness, and no material evidence. He says that consent was given; she denies it.
openaire   +5 more sources

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

open access: yesAgribusiness, 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arbitration Foundation of South Africa

open access: yesÈkonomika, Pedagogika i Pravo, 2016
In the present article author explores the history and legal framework for the creation and operation of international commercial arbitration in South Africa.
Vladimir O. Kramarenko
doaj  

Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of Gender-Based Violence Among University Staff: Interim Results

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2018
Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the greatest social issues affecting South Africa, and universities are no exception. This article reports preliminary results of a pilot study conducted at the University of South Africa (Unisa).
Xitsakisi Fiona Mahlori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficiency and Technology Gap in European Apple Production—A Metafrontier Model for Germany, Italy, and Poland

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT EU member states have exhibited varying rates of apple production growth. Technical efficiency (TE) estimation is suitable for identifying best‐practice farm performance. This study examined whether the development of the apple sector in Germany, Italy, and Poland was influenced by production efficiency, access to technology, as well as ...
Anika Muder, Jakub Staniszewski
wiley   +1 more source

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