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Charting the Path to Increased Oil Palm Output in Ghana Beyond Area Expansion: Technology or Managerial Capacity — Which Leads the Way?

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study sets out to investigate the prospects for raising oil palm output in sub‐Saharan Africa, particularly Ghana, without further expansion of cropland. Given global concerns about oil palm's role in deforestation and land use change, the focus is on enhancing productivity on existing farmlands.
Jacob Asravor, Francis Tsiboe, Ayobami Adetoyinbo, Jacob Ankamah   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Milk yield prediction in Friesian cows using linear and flexible discriminant analysis under assumptions violations

BMC Veterinary Research
Background The application of novel technologies is now widely used to assist in making optimal decisions. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and flexible discriminant analysis (FDA) in classifying and ...
Sherif A. Moawed, Esraa Mahrous, Ahmed Elaswad, Hagar F. Gouda, Ahmed Fathy   +4 more
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Differential mortality and wealth accumulation [PDF]

An issue central to the life-cycle theory of consumer behavior, and to many policy questions, is asset accumulation and decumulation. One of the main implications of the life-cycle model is that assets are decumulated in the last part of life.
O. Attanasio, H. W. Hoynes
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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

Agribusiness, 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, Paul Martin Dontsop Nguezet, Shiferaw Feleke, Victor Manyong, Kamala Kaghoma Christian, Zoumana Bamba, Tahirou Abdoulaye   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Haitian Consumers' Willingness to Pay a Premium for Aflatoxin‐Compliant Peanut Butter in the Informal Market

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Market‐based solutions are increasingly tested to address aflatoxin issues in peanuts in developing countries. Although previous studies have found that Haitian grocery store shoppers are willing to pay a 21% premium for peanut butter with levels of aflatoxin that meet international standards, no information is available for the much larger ...
Phendy Jacques, Stevens Azima, Maurice Doyon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth Effects Revisited 1978-2009 [PDF]

We re-examine the link between changes in housing wealth, financial wealth, and consumer spending. We extend a panel of U.S. states observed quarterly during the seventeen-year period, 1982 through 1999, to the thirty-one year period, 1978 through 2009 ...
John M. Quigley, Robert J. Shiller, Karl E. Case   +2 more
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Consumer Acceptance of New Sustainable Food Technologies: Upcycling Technology, Biostimulants, and Artificial Intelligence

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Food systems have a significant impact on environmental sustainability, underscoring the need for innovative technologies to support more sustainable agricultural methods. However, the adoption of these technologies hinges on consumer acceptance, making the analysis of consumer perceptions essential.
Greta Castellini, Guendalina Graffigna
wiley   +1 more source

Wealth Disparities and Health Inequalities [PDF]

Wealth has long been recognised as a key determinant of economic stability and social status, yet its role in shaping health outcomes has received relatively little attention compared to income.
Congreve, Emma
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Advances in Gastric Cancer Research: Insights Into Carcinogenesis, the Tumor Microenvironment, Metastasis, and Factors Influencing Prognosis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Department of Gastroenterological Surgery at Kumamoto University has maintained a commitment to integrating cutting‐edge clinical practice with fundamental research, particularly concerning malignant diseases of the digestive tract.
Hideo Baba, Takatsugu Ishimoto, Yoshifumi Baba, Hiromitsu Hayashi, Masaaki Iwatsuki   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

“The Word for the New Year” by Archimandrite Anastasius (Alexandrov): Speech-Behavioral Analysis [PDF]

Ученые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2016
The paper is devoted to the speech-behavioral analysis of the “Word for the New Year” by Archimandrite Anastasius (Alexandrov) commenting on the commonly accepted greeting “Wish you Happy New Year and happiness” by comparing the ephemeral and eternal ...
A.Ju. Chernysheva
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