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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
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Urban youth bulges and social disorder : an empirical study of Asian and Sub-Saharan African cities [PDF]
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities, and the greatest growth in urban populations will take place in the least developed countries.
Hoelscher, Kristian, Urdal, Henrik
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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 +3 more
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Age‐Specific Frequencies of Antibodies toEscherichia coliVerocytotoxins (Shiga Toxins) 1 and 2 among Urban and Rural Populations in Southern Ontario [PDF]
, 2003 Mohamed A. Karmali +11 more
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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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No. 12: NEPAD, the City and the Migrant: Implications for Urban Governance [PDF]
, 2004 Migration is a growing phenomenon internationally. Between 1960 and 2000 international migrants in Africa increased from 9 million to 16 million. Although Africa has experienced a drop in the number of international migrants over the last two decades, it
Kihato, Caroline
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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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Lead exposure among young urban women
Salud Pública de México, 1999 Objective. Blood lead levels have declined among every age group in the United States, but urban minority residents remain at disproportionate risk for elevated lead levels.
Moline Jacqueline M. +4 more
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