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Food for Thought: Young People and Youth Workers’ Perceptions of Food Insecurity and the Youth Work Response

Youth
While there is significant research on the impact of food insecurity, there is less so through the lens of young people and the youth work response. Therefore, this research presents findings from a small-scale United Kingdom-based study asking what are ...
Sarah O’Mahony, Hayley Douglas, Jess Achilleos   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Expert Consensus on the Management of Obesity in Older Adults (2026 Edition)

AGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract summarizes a safety‐first framework for managing obesity in older adults, with attention to age, functional status, comorbidities, and sarcopenia risk. Key assessments include BMI, waist measures, body fat percentage, skeletal muscle mass, and comprehensive geriatric evaluation. Management prioritizes reducing visceral fat while
Qi Pan, Lixin Guo
wiley   +1 more source

Abortion as a Muted Reality in Uganda: Narratives of Adolescent Girls’ Agentive Experiences with Pregnancy Termination

Youth
Pregnancy termination, also referred to as abortion, is a contentious subject in many countries. Uganda’s culture requires young people to remain celibate; they therefore suffer from restricted access to any sexual and reproductive health information ...
Doris M. Kakuru, Jackline Nabirye, Jacqueline Nassimbwa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Agribusiness, 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

SPATIAL DESIGN FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION

European Journal of Spatial Development
Top-down EU energy policies have led to unintended consequences, with significant impacts on the ground. Much of the responsibility lies in their socio-spatial blindness that views space merely as a support, architecture just as something to equip with ...
Fabrizio D'Angelo
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

How Competitive Is Myanmar's Rice Sector? A Comparison of Production Costs and Efficiency

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper analyzes the cost competitiveness of rice production in Myanmar by examining production costs, cost efficiency, and the potential effect of improving cost efficiency on the country's global competitiveness. To achieve this, we conduct a comparative analysis of production costs among major rice‐producing countries and estimate the ...
Nandar Aye Chan, Orkhan Sariyev, Mohammad Ariful Islam, Manfred Zeller   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prioritising Critical Factors for Local Economic Development in Urban Regeneration Strategies [PDF]

Local economic development (LED) strategies at the district level—such as sub-city or neighbourhood initiatives—play a crucial role in fostering sustainable and inclusive urban growth.
Itsaso Gonzalez Ochoantesana, Amaia Sopelana, Sopelana, Amaia, Silvia Urra-Uriarte, Gonzalez Ochoantesana, Itsaso, Idoia Landa Oregi, Nacu, Andreea, Andreea Nacu, Urra-Uriarte, Silvia, Merit Tatar, Tatar, Merit, Landa Oregi, Idoia   +11 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

Food Tastes in the United States: Convergence or Divergence?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how food consumption tastes have changed in recent decades across the United States. Using NielsenIQ data for over 77 million transactions, there is evidence of divergence in food tastes across regions from 2007 to 2016 and across households of different income, education, and race/ethnicity groups.
Michael DeDad
wiley   +1 more source