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A Framework for Integrating Agriculture in Urban Sustainability in Australia

open access: yesUrban Science, 2019
Rapid urbanisation all over the world poses a serious question about urban sustainability in relation to food. Urban agriculture can contribute to feeding city dwellers as well as improving metropolitan environments by providing more green space ...
Arif H. Sarker   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Is Structurally Able to Participate in the Sustainable Protein Transition and Through What Mechanisms?

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Participation in transitions toward more sustainable protein consumption is driven primarily by sustainability motivation, whereas behavioural capability determines whether intentions translate into action. Despite high awareness among Chinese consumers, gaps persist, indicating that policies must jointly address motivational and practical barriers to ...
Zhihan Li, Toritseju Begho
wiley   +1 more source

Urban agriculture

open access: yes, 2019
L’agriculture urbaine est un système de production agricole qui s’intègre dans les paysages (péri)-urbains. C’est une agriculture multifonctionnelle qui s’inscrit dans une perspective de développement durable par ses caractéristiques économiques, environnementales et/ou sociales...
Plumecocq, Inès   +2 more
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Morbidity Among the Aging Population in Northern Bangladesh: An Epidemiological Study

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic diseases) is common among aging populations, yet evidence from Bangladesh remains limited. A cross‐sectional survey of 540 older adults in Northern Bangladesh (June–August 2022) assessed multimorbidity using interviews and logistic regression analysis. Multimorbidity prevalence was 75.74% (95% CI: 71.9%–79.3%).
Md. Abu Sayem   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

L’économie circulaire : une source d’innovation pour les agriculteurs urbains

open access: yesVertigO, 2018
Cities contain resources that can be exploited for agricultural production purposes. By immersing itself in the urban flows, new agricultural actors appear in cities and its surrounded.
Guillaume Morel-Chevillet
doaj   +1 more source

Do outgrower schemes enhance technology adoption and productivity? Evidence from maize farmers in Northern Ghana

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract Nucleus outgrower schemes are contractual arrangements where well‐resourced large‐scale farmers (nucleus farmers) are empowered by development support agencies to take charge of smallholder farmers, by providing them with market access and the necessary training on agronomic practices and farm inputs for production.
Dominic Tasila Konja, Awudu Abdulai
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Landscapes in urban environments by the example of Christchurch, New Zealand [PDF]

open access: yesActa Scientiarum Polonorum. Formatio Circumiectus, 2015
Agriculture has diverse forms in the intra-urban and peri-urban area of Christchurch, the capitol of the Canterbury Region, New Zealand. These agricultural landscapes are productive components of the urban green infrastructure and provide ...
Attila Tóth, Ľubica Feriancová
doaj   +1 more source

Analyzing individual rent price ratios in eastern German agricultural land markets: A GAMLSS approach

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the rent price ratio in agricultural land markets, crucial for evaluating market efficiency, policy needs, and farmer decision‐making. Traditionally, the analyses faced challenges due to the absence of concurrent sale and rent data for the same land, potentially leading to biased results.
Marius Michels   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Urban agriculture as a landscape approach for sustainable urban planning. An example of Songzhuang, Beijing

open access: yesFrontiers in Sustainability
Cities serve as both political and economic hubs. Sustainable development has long been acknowledged as crucial to the well-being of the environment, people, and society.
Yu Huan, Steffen Nijhuis, Nico Tillie
doaj   +1 more source

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

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