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Participatory action research to align Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) priorities with community needs in Uttar Pradesh, India. [PDF]

Prim Health Care Res Dev
Singh S, Pandey RR, Venkatesh U, Rath RS, Koparkar AR, Kharya P, Pandey H, Besra N, Joshi HS, Dixit AM, Agarwal V, Wahl B.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Does Contract Farming Improve Diet Quality? The Case of Senegalese Smallholders

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The institution of contract farming has gained prominence in most developing countries owing to its numerous benefits. While several studies have already highlighted the welfare benefits of contract farming, very few have investigated the effects on diet quality, despite poor quality diets being a serious challenge in most parts of the ...
Francis E. Ndip, Takeshi Sakurai
wiley   +1 more source

Nationwide larval mosquito sampling in Cambodian households: Vector species in anthropogenic breeding sites. [PDF]

PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Doeurk B, Kasai S, Maquart PO, Boyer S.
europepmc   +1 more source

Farmers' Participation in Messenger‐Based Social Groups And Its Effects on Performance in Irrigated Areas of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The penetration of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in farming communities is increasing the use of smartphone‐based instant messaging apps. Despite this, the reasons behind participation and the impact on farm productivity in developing countries remain unexplored.
Zafar Kurbanov, Abdusame Tadjiev, Nodir Djanibekov, Ajit Govind, Akmal Akramkhanov   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and implementation of an animal-inclusive Community-Led Total Sanitation program for rural Mali. [PDF]

One Health
Dione M, Sow A, Thomas ED, De La Cruz N, Ouedraogo H, Dearden K, Kwong LH.   +6 more
europepmc   +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

Dynamics of trachoma infection in West Africa revealed by a hidden state model. [PDF]

PLoS Comput Biol
Carson J, Crellen T, Borlase A, Prada JM, Bailey R, Hollingsworth TD, Spencer SEF.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Drivers of Farmers' Contract Compliance Behavior: Evidence From a Case Study of Dangote Tomato Processing Plant in Northern Nigeria

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Contract farming is a viable strategy agribusinesses rely on to strengthen coordination across actors in the value chain. However, low contract compliance remains a significant setback to agribusinesses' contract performance in low‐ and middle‐income country context.
Umar Shehu Umar, Sanzidur Rahman, Giacomo Zanello   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of organizational readiness for integrating primary eye care into primary healthcare: a mixed-method pre-implementation study in rural Xinjiang. [PDF]

BMC Prim Care
Suo L, Dong X, Zhang L, Su C, Zhao J, Zhao Z, Liu Y, Zhang W, Li P, Xu J, Xu F, Ma X.   +11 more
europepmc   +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