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The Importance of Quantifying Food Waste in Canada

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Understanding food waste in Canada may offer previously unrecognized opportunities and strategies to address rising food-cost inflation, food insecurity, and negative ecological impacts and energy costs attributable to food production, distribution, and ...
Majd Abdulla, Ralph Martin, Martin Gooch, Eduardo Jovel   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multichannel Digital Marketing Optimizations through Big Data Analytics in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry

Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, 2022
The tourism sector increasingly relies on technology to acquire new clients in a world overflowing with information. So, the main question that needs to be answered is:What digital marketing strategy should be adopted to attract customers and built ...
Damianos P. Sakas, Dimitrios P. Reklitis, Marina C. Terzi, Costas Vassilakis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Value chain analysis for sea cucumber in the Philippines [PDF]

, 2010
This study examined the sea cucumber industry in the Philippines through the value chain lens. The intent was to identify effective pathways for the successful introduction of sandfish culture as livelihood support for coastal communities.
Bassig, R.A., Brown, E.O., Garces, L.R., Perez, M.L., Ragaza, R.J., Zaragoza, E.C.   +5 more
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Analysis of banana value chain in Ethiopia: Approaches to sustainable value chain development

, 2020
Banana is an important commercial fruit crop for smallholder farmers in Arba Minch, southern Ethiopia. However, its sector is experiencing many constraints and limited attention given to productivity and marketing.
G. Gebre, E. Rik, A. Kijne
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Substrate specificity of Burkholderia pseudomallei multidrug transporters is influenced by the hydrophilic patch in the substrate‐binding pocket

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Multidrug transporters BpeB and BpeF from the Gram‐negative pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei have a hydrophilic patch in their substrate‐binding pocket. Drug susceptibility tests and growth curve analyses using an Escherichia coli recombinant expression system revealed that the hydrophilic patches of BpeB and BpeF are involved in the substrate ...
Ui Okada, Satoshi Murakami
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of adoption of grafted avocado (Persea americana Miller) varieties from bure and Jabitehnan districts, west Gojjam zone, Ethiopia

Discover Food
Avocado fruits provide a significant nutritional and economic benefit for rural households; however, the factors that influence adoption of grafted avocado varieties and the intensity of adoption require further investigation in the study area. The study
Gizachew Wosene, Wubalem Gobie, Wondye Mengistu, Tegbew Walle, Asrebeb Sahle   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can high-value markets ensure households food security? Evidence from avocado producers in Sidama Region of Ethiopia

Cogent Social Sciences
Linking farmers to high-value markets continue to be a viable option for breaking the food insecurity. Many studies have emphasized on factors determining smallholders’ participation in high-value markets. Previous studies have methodological limitations
Tibebu Legesse, Kehabtimer Kebede, Aneteneh Ashebir, Zerhun Ganewo, Abera Alemu, Andachew Samuel   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Printed UWB Antenna with Coupled Slotted Element for Notch-Frequency Function

International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, 2008
A novel printed monopole antenna employing a slotted-plate, which is electromagnetically coupled to the microstrip-fed planar element, is proposed to provide notch-frequency function. This technique enables stopband characteristics with improved control,
X. L. Bao, M. J. Ammann
doaj   +1 more source

Benchmarking supply chain management practices in a South African confectionery manufacturing organisation

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2015
Background: In an increasingly competitive business world, businesses need to be able to measure the effectiveness of their supply chain management process practices against proven best practice frameworks.
Orestes Peristeris, Peter J. Kilbourn, Jacobus Walters   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source