Food and Energy Security, Volume 14, Issue 5, September/October 2025.ABSTRACT Despite their nutritional and agronomic benefits, taro roots, and sweet potatoes remain underutilised in formal agricultural markets. This study investigated the factors influencing smallholder farmers' participation and intensity of participation in the value chains of these crops in KwaZulu‐Natal, South Africa.
Thobani Cele, Maxwell Mudhara
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Roots and tubers for the 21st century: trends, projections and policy options [PDF]
"...The assessment of past trends, future prospects, and policy options reported here stems from the tradition of joint studies of roots and tubers in developing countries by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).
Ringler, Claudia +2 more
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Judicially Modified Democracy: Court and State Pre-Emption of Local GMO Regulation in Hawaii and Beyond [PDF]
, 2015 The federal framework for regulating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) has long been criticized as fragmented and inadequate to protect against various health, environmental, and economic concerns.
Barnett-Rose, Rita
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A Critical Overview of Common Foodborne Toxicants and Methods for Their Reliable Detection
Food Frontiers, Volume 6, Issue 4, Page 1658-1700, July 2025.ABSTRACT Food is an essential commodity for human health. However, toxicants such as mycotoxins, heavy metals, acrylamide, and pesticides can be present in food either naturally or through processing, packaging, or some anthropogenic activities. A thorough review of carefully selected studies revealed that climate change and pandemics have led to an ...
Betty Bowe Acquah +1 more
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A study of a development scheme in a Polynesian community : the citrus replanting scheme on Atiu, Cook Islands : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University [PDF]
, 1970 Economic development is usually considered to be increasing levels of output per capita and in the past programmes aimed at improving economic conditions in undeveloped and underdeveloped nations have been formulated on this basic premise.
Menzies, Brian John
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Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands: [PDF]
"The role of local and external institutions in natural resource management (NRM) is gaining attention in the literature, fostering greater understanding of the relationship between collective action and poverty, collective action and equity, and the ...
Aberra, Kassahun +17 more
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A Review of the Aquatic Environmental Fate of Triclopyr and its Major Metabolites [PDF]
, 2003 The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the aquatic environmental fate of triclopyr and its major metabolites, TCP and TMP. This review is primarily based on results of laboratory and field studies conducted by various Federal Agencies
Getsinger, K. D. +2 more
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La culture du taro d'eau (Colocasia : C. esculenta var. esculenta) [PDF]
, 1994 Le taro, terme générique des aracées cultivées en régions chaudes et humides, constitue une ressource alimentaire importante en Afrique, en Asie et en Océanie. Le cycle dure 7 à 10 mois et la récolte procure, dans de bonnes conditions, plus de 20 tonnes (
Varin, D., Vernier, Philippe
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DETERMINANTS OF PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FOR FOOD CROPS [PDF]
An examination of intertemporal, crop-specific pesticide registration data to assess claims that EPA requirements discourage registration of safer pesticides, especially for minor crops.
Courbois, Claude B.
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ACIAR Improving soil health in support of sustainable development in the Pacific [PDF]
, 2011 The proposed project focuses on developing research-based indicators that growers and extensionists can use to assess soil health status (including key chemical, physical and biological variables), as well as extension approaches to communicate soil ...
Smith, Michael.
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