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Do Consumers Value Diversity in Agriculture? A Choice Experiment
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Farm ownership in the US today is racially and ethnically homogeneous. Diverse farmers and ranchers make up less than 10% of all producers, they tend to be less financially stable and have tighter profit margins. In the past few years, both government and industry programs have aimed to increase the participation and profitability of diverse ...
Maria Kalaitzandonakes +2 more
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On sustainability and higher education: Towards an affirmative ethics
Perspectives in Education, 2022 Sustainable development has been the dominant focus in sustainability discourses over the past three decades. In 2015, the United Nations Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a blueprint for peace and prosperity.
Petro Du Preez +3 more
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, 2017 In Sub-Saharan Africa, the West African region has highly diverse agro-climatic conditions, which grant the potential for a remarkable agricultural production of a great diversity of crops. Since the 1980s, the production volumes of most crops have grown
F. Monteiro +5 more
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Climate Change Agricultural Comparative Advantage and the US Trade Balance
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Current science indicates that warming and elevated atmospheric CO2 will have ambiguous results for crop productivity depending on crop type and geographic location, whereas increased heat stress makes livestock and human labor less productive.
Elizabeth A. Fraysse +2 more
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South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2018 The proposed South African carbon tax system forms part of an extensive structure of strategies aimed at addressing the main challenges of climate change. The system is, however, complex, with various concerns and uncertainties. Industries therefore need
Booysen, Janine +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2016 The fall armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda is a prime noctuid pest of maize on the American continents where it has remained confined despite occasional interceptions by European quarantine services in recent years.
G. Goergen +4 more
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Effect Differences of Omega‐3 Fatty Acids From Plant Oil and Fish Oil on Human Health
AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.Omega‐3 fatty acids in plant oil is no less than fish oil on human health. ALA in plant oil takes directly healthy effects without conversion to DHA and EPA. Plant oil can be substitutes for fish oil to support partial ω‐3 fatty acids. For people who cannot afford fish oil, plant oil is also good for public health.
Mengxue Fang +3 more
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Building supply chain capacity for neglected tropical diseases: experience from the Ascend West and Central Africa programme [PDF]
, 2021 Rocío Villacorta Linaza +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2016 West Africa is known to be particularly vulnerable to climate change due to high climate variability, high reliance on rain-fed agriculture, and limited economic and institutional capacity to respond to climate variability and change.
B. Sultan, M. Gaetani
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AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.The study of Physical characteristics of agricultural materials is necessary for the design of processes and machines for food production. Length, width, thickness, sphericity, unit mass, and aspect ratio were the physical characteristics of ultrasound pretreated Dialium guineense whole fruits subjected to Neural network modeling.
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