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Sustainable Agricultural Bioindustry Development: Integration of Cassava Cultivation with Beef Cattle Husbandry in North Sulawesi Province [PDF]

, 2018
This paper reviews the potential sustainable agricultural bioindustry development based on animal feed and organic fertilizer through an integration between crops cultivation with livestock production. This bio-industrial development could be carried out
Bakrie, B. (Bachtar), Indrasti, R. (Rita), Rawung, J. B. (Jefny)   +2 more
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Social, Technological, Economic, and Policy Factors in the Circular Economy Transition in Brazil

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A well‐functioning circular economy (CE) integrates resilience across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. This study identifies key drivers and barriers to Brazil's CE transition through 20 semi‐structured interviews with stakeholders. Major sociocultural barriers include inadequate education and limited CE awareness, while growing
Alejandro Gallego‐Schmid, Ana Belén Guerrero, Ricardo Rebolledo‐Leiva, Alvaro Elorrieta‐Mendoza, Denisse Milagros Paredes Cotohuanca, Raphael Ricardo Zepon Tarpani, Rodrigo Salvador, Murillo Vetroni Barros, Claudia E. Henninger, Leonardo Vásquez‐Ibarra   +9 more
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Quality and Technological Properties of Gluten-Free Biscuits Made with Pachyrhizus ahipa Flour as a Novel Ingredient [PDF]

, 2017
The development of gluten-free foodstuffs with high nutritional quality components is an important objective to achieve. Pachyrhizus ahipa is one of the few leguminous species that produce edible tuberous roots with high nutritional value.
Doporto, María Cecilia, Garcia, Maria Alejandra, Sacco, Fernanda, Viña, Sonia Zulma   +3 more
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Egalitarians despite themselves: envy and leadership in Ecuadorian Amazonia Égalitaires malgré eux : envie et leadership en Amazonie équatorienne

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
The Shuar of Ecuadorian Amazonia once pursued eminence through warfare and vision quests. While vision quests have been retained, today – settled in villages – they seek eminence through economic success and political leadership. This article examines an apparent paradox: whilst envy suspicions pervade public life, they legitimize rather than level ...
Natalia Buitron, Grégory Deshoullière
wiley   +1 more source

Toward eradication of B-vitamin deficiencies : considerations for crop biofortification [PDF]

, 2018
'Hidden hunger' involves insufficient intake of micronutrients and is estimated to affect over two billion people on a global scale. Malnutrition of vitamins and minerals is known to cause an alarming number of casualties, even in the developed world ...
Strobbe, Simon, Van Der Straeten, Dominique   +1 more
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Reframing Justice in Healthcare AI: An Ubuntu‐Based Approach for Africa

Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is an ongoing debate on how to balance the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence (AI), especially in healthcare. In resource‐constrained settings, such as Africa, where access to quality care remains a challenge, AI has the potential to improve efficiency, accessibility, and patient outcomes.
Aloysius Ochasi, Abdoul Jalil Djiberou Mahamadou, Russ B. Altman, Levi U. C. Nkwocha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Desempenho de dois equipamentos na colheita semimecanizada da cultura da mandioca Performance of two equipments in semi-mechanized harvesting of cassava

Engenharia Agrícola, 2005
Estudou-se o desempenho operacional de dois equipamentos na colheita da mandioca. Um afofador do solo e um arrancador de mandioca foram avaliados. Analisaram-se a patinagem das rodas motoras, as perdas de produto, os danos mecânicos provocados às raízes ...
Homero Scalon Filho, Teodorico Alves Sobrinho, Cristiano M. A. de Souza   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

High-value cassava: From a dream to a concrete reality [PDF]

, 2008
Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is an important food security crop for many tropical and subtropical countries. It is also acquiring an increasing role in rural development as raw material for different industries.
Ceballos, Hernan, Denyer, Kay, Dufour, Dominique, Egesi, C., Fregene, Martin, Morante, Nelson, Pérez, Juan Carlos, Rosero, Amparo, Sanchez, Teresa, Smith, A., Tofino, Adriana P.   +10 more
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Between famine and freedom: Food prices during the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945–9

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper investigates how the Indonesian War of Independence (1945‒9) influenced staple food prices, and how fluctuations in those prices, in turn, shaped the trajectory and dynamics of the conflict. We compiled a dataset comprising more than 8600 prices for staple foods covering the entire Indonesian archipelago from 1939‒49, allowing us to
Ingrid de Zwarte, Helmi Moret, Pim de Zwart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Commercialisation: A meta-approach for agricultural development among smallholder farmers in Africa? [PDF]

, 2013
This paper presents a critique of commercialising smallholder farming for agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. First it questions the validity of an overarching ‘metanarrative’ approach to development.
Chitundu, Maureen, Msoni, Ronald, Poole, Nigel   +2 more
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