Impact of commodity terms-of-trade shocks at disaggregate level. [PDF]
Jiménez-Rodríguez R +1 more
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Mechanistic insights from additive‐assisted plastic degradation guide the design of environmentally adaptive textile fibers. Functional additives enhance oxidative, hydrolytic, enzymatic, and microbial degradation pathways. Translating these strategies requires control of fiber architecture, additive distribution, and environmental interactions ...
Julia Cunniffe +2 more
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Soft commodity funds, food price volatility, speculation and public Perception. Why soft commodities are a special asset class. [PDF]
This paper reviews evidence on food price volatility, soft commodity speculation and the public perception of these practices, at least from a Belgian perspective.
Tollens, Eric
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Voluntary sustainability standards and trading-up in tropical agrifood commodities. [PDF]
Bemelmans J +3 more
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Investigating the Heat Stability and Inactivation Conditions of Decapod Iridescent Virus 1 (DIV1)
Heat treatment effectively inactivates decapod iridescent virus 1 (DIV1) under milder conditions than current WOAH recommendations. DIV1 infectivity was eliminated at 56°C for 30 min, 60°C for 15 min, or 70°C for 1 min, providing optimized heat treatment strategies for aquaculture biosecurity and seafood safety.
Yonghui Feng +4 more
wiley +1 more source
THE PRICING EFFICIENCY OF AGRICULTURAL FUTURES MARKETS: AN ANALYSIS OF PREVIOUS RESEARCH RESULTS [PDF]
The analysis examines quantitatively the findings of previous studies of the pricing efficiency of various agricultural markets using a logit framework.
Hudson, Michael A. +2 more
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Ultra-processed foods: challenging corporate power and promoting local food systems to reclaim health. [PDF]
Carriedo A +4 more
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an escalating global threat driven by antimicrobial use in aquaculture and livestock. Resistant pathogens and genes can spread across humans, animals, and the environment through interconnected ecosystems. Using a One Health approach, this review emphasizes antimicrobial stewardship, regulatory strengthening, enhanced ...
Mir Mohammad Ali +10 more
wiley +1 more source
The Interaction of Working and Speculative Commodity Stocks [PDF]
This paper models the interaction of working (also called pipeline) and speculative commodity stocks. We model working inventories (i.e., raw material inventories carried by processors) based on Rameys (1989) model of inventories as factors of production,
Revoredo-Giha, Cesar, Carter, Colin A.
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Predicting food prices in Kenya using machine learning: a hybrid model approach with XGBoost and gradient boosting. [PDF]
Ogol BO +4 more
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