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In this study, the focus is on analyzing food demand behaviors in Malaysia. To be more specific, this study intends to … estimate demand elasticities for twelve food categories with incorporation of food quality effects in the demand analyses. This … food categories, especially meat, fish, vegetables, oils and fats, and fruits. The own-price elasticities for rice, eggs …
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The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better understanding of this … Health Survey food consumption data for over 93,000 children from 21 African countries and Global Land Cover Facility tree …’s diets: dietary diversity, fruit and vegetable consumption, and animal source food consumption. Our main findings can be …
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Abstract Urban agriculture may have an important role to play in addressing food insecurity problems, which are bound … countries. Our understanding of the importance, and food security implications of urban agriculture is however plagued by a lack … international perspective the importance of urban agriculture for the urban poor and food insecure. On the one hand, the potential …
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Government of the country is trying to reduce poverty. The country is developing in food security and nutrition since the last … taken here to discuss the food and nutrition situation of Kenya to build a healthy nation. … improvement. Main staple food of Kenya is maize, which accounted about 65% of total staple food caloric intake and 36% of total …
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This paper investigates whether aggregate consumer learning together with consumer heterogeneity in price sensitivity could explain why (i) there is a slow diffusion of generic drugs into the market, and (ii) brand-name originators keep increasing their prices over time even after the number of...
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Private tuition classes are growing phenomenon in Sri Lanka especially among students who prepare for competitive national school qualifying examinations. It is one of major education issues under the free education policy in Sri Lanka. It can tarnish the real purpose of free education policy....
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We investigated whether the spill of radioactive materials from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean had a negative impact on demand for cod and pollock in wholesale markets in Japan. A structural break test detected several break points in the market, including the Fukushima...
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This paper detects pro-girl (age 5-15) bias in intrahousehold allocation of consumption budget in the rural Philippines using Deaton’s “adult goods” method. Based on additional checks (including those for endogeneity), the results appear to be robust. The paper also finds that a larger...
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The study estimates calories, proteins and fats-income elasticities in sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Annual time series data for 43 countries covering 1975-2009 that yields a balanced panel was employed for the analysis. The nutrient-income elasticities are estimated based on the aggregate Engel...
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-worker communication and the mother feeding more calorific food at home. There is also a sustained long-run positive impact of the combined …
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