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Is Youth's Engagement in Agribusiness an Opportunity or a Necessity? A Closer Look at the Situation in South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the broad focus on necessity‐ and opportunity‐driven entrepreneurship in research and policy, the entrepreneurial dichotomy within the agribusiness context has not been adequately addressed. This study contributes to closing this knowledge gap by examining youth's perceptions of agribusiness through the lens of the push‐pull motivation
Cool Dady Mangole   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gender and Urban-Rural Differences in the Impact of Parents’ Problematic Behaviors on Children’s School-to-Work Transition

open access: yesSAGE Open
Although existing studies have found that problematic parental behaviors affect children’s later life course outcomes, few have focused on the gender and urban-rural differences in the effects of these behaviors on school-to-work transition.
Fujun Chen, Dianxi Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Comprehensive Analysis of Arkansas Teacher Salaries: State, Region, and District [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
School funding has been an area of contention in the courts of nearly every state. Many of these court cases have challenged the constitutionality of state funding formulas, arguing the funding system was inadequate or inequitable because poor urban or ...
Kopotic, Katherine M.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Birds in the playground: Evaluating the effectiveness of an urban environmental education project in enhancing school children’s awareness, knowledge and attitudes towards local wildlife

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Children nowadays, particularly in urban areas, are more disconnected from nature than ever before, leading to a large-scale “extinction of experience” with the natural world.
Rachel L. White   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhancing Sustainability Label Effectiveness Through Logo Design Modification: An Analysis of the EU Green Leaf Logo

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainability labels can help support consumers select more socially and environmentally friendly options, thereby enhancing returns for conscientious producers and promoting the transition to a more sustainable food system. However, consumer confusion regarding labels' meaning undermines their effectiveness.
Monika Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

School District Governance Reform: The Devil Is in the Details [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Provides an overview of alternative approaches to governance in urban school districts, including integrated governance, district dissolution, and state receivership.

core  

Consumer Preferences for Craft Beer: The Interplay of Localness and Advertising Language

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the influence of the language of the label, origin of production, and origin of brewing ingredients on Croatian consumers' preferences and willingness to pay for organic craft beer. Employing an online survey and a choice experiment among 223 Croatian alcohol consumers, we find that while there's a willingness to pay a ...
Marija Cerjak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Market‐Based Nutrition Regulation and Adult BMI Dynamics in Latin America

open access: yesAgribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based nutrition policies, including interpretative labeling systems and taxes on sugar‐sweetened beverages (SSBs), have been widely adopted across Latin America to influence dietary choices and address rising obesity rates. While prior research documents change in food purchasing and product reformulation following these policies ...
Emiliano Lopez Barrera, Grace Melo
wiley   +1 more source

Investment in Safe Routes to School Projects: Public Health Benefits for the Larger Community

open access: yesPreventing Chronic Disease, 2008
IntroductionThe Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program is designed to encourage active and safe transportation for children to school. This report examines the potential broader impact of these programs on communities within 0.5 mile (0.8 km) of schools ...
Margaret Watson, MPH   +1 more
doaj  

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