One major concern of the Third World, with its emotional and moralistic overtones, is the production and distribution of food. Unfortunately, however, the world food situation is very complex and any over-simplification is counter-productive. This article confronts the myths with the facts...

Der Zusammenhang zwischen Innovationen und dem menschlichen Verhalten ist Gegenstand der aktuellen Forschung. Die zehn Artikel, welche die vorliegende Schrift beinhaltet, setzen an diesem Forschungsgebiet an und können zwei Themengebieten zugeordnet werden: Der erste Teil (Teil A) beinhaltet...

This paper propose on the basis of empirical study of Indian climate, culture, society and market requirements to create women cooperatives managed by women professionals for growing, processing and marketing plants of medicinal and nutritional value, that take care of individual health and...

This paper investigates the role of food self-provisioning for the intake of macro- and micronutrients of households in Mongolia. Our analysis is based on rich household survey data that collected food consumption through consumption diaries. We analyze nutritional outcomes within and across the...

We study the causes of "nutritional inequality": why the wealthy eat more healthfully than the poor in the U.S. Exploiting supermarket entry, household moves to healthier neighborhoods, and purchasing patterns among households with identical local supply, we reject that neighborhood environments...