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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 +3 more
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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 +2 more
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Leveraging City Cameras for Human Behavior Analysis in Urban Parks: A Smart City Perspective
Urban parks enhance urban life by providing essential spaces for recreation, relaxation, and social interaction. However, there is a lack of understanding of how park settings influence usage patterns by socio-demographic characteristics.
Shir Gravitz-Sela +3 more
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In the article, the authors discuss the importance and necessity of competent design of urban parks.
Pardayev, Abbos, Ergashev, Bobir
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Pet-Friendly Urban Parks in Pursuit of Sustainable Green Spaces
Asian Journal of Law and PolicyPet-friendly parks are crucial elements in the development of urban cities. As cities grow with the increasing population, urban parks are crucial recreational spaces for the residents. Urban pet parks enhance the quality of both pets and owners.
Jing Xie Lim, Farah Adibah Zulkifli
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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
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Urban parks often represent the last viable habitats for wildlife in city centres, functioning as crucial refuges and biodiversity hotspots for a wide array of plant and animal species.
Andrzej Z. Kotarba +9 more
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Computational Urban ScienceDuring the pandemic, urban parks have played an increasingly important role in promoting urban sustainability by providing outdoor leisure activities. While some parks have served as havens from social isolation, promoting outdoor activity and physical ...
Dawon Oh, In Kwon Park
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farmers markets provide a direct‐to‐consumer marketing path for farmers and small businesses, facilitating customer discovery and product refinement. This paper explores farmers markets as a business incubator, with a focus on beginning vendors and resilience to a shock, namely, COVID‐19 market restrictions.
Mallory L. Rahe +2 more
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Who Are the Consumers of European Farmers' Markets? A Cross‐Country Analysis
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT With substantial growth in the number of farmers' markets (FMs) in developed countries, the number of consumers visiting FMs is also increasing. This study comparatively assesses the consumers of FMs in three European countries where FMs traditionally play a distinctive role in food supply chains.
Áron Török +6 more
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