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Sectorul agroalimentar - costul vieţii - protecţia socială
Năstase, Maria - In: Economica : revistă ştiinţifico-didacticǎ 6 (1998) 3, pp. 41-70
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Dietary Patterns and Non-Communicable Diseases in Selected Latin American Countries
Bonilla-Chacin, Maria Eugenia; Vazquez, Luis T Marcano; … - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
To raise awareness among policymakers and health practitioners about unhealthy diets, this document examines dietary patterns in selected Latin American countries using household surveys. The analysis shows that a large percentage of households in the countries examined have inadequate diets....
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By-products and Effective Protection
Greenaway, David; Reed, Geoffrey; Hassan, Refaat - In: Journal of Economic Studies 21 (1994) October, pp. 31-36
The standard measures of effective protection calculate EPRs by reference to an activity's principal product. In many activities by-products which have a positive economic value are important. Revises the standard measures to allow for the incorporation of by-products and uses an example to...
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People have to eat
Davies, Phil - In: Fedgazette (2004) Mar, pp. 15-19
Food processing in the district is doing surprisingly well. But its future-and that of rural areas that attract food plants-depends on economic forces that run much deeper than the recent downturn
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Möglichkeiten zur Umsetzung integrierter Fördermaßnahmen an der Schnittstelle Landwirtschaft, Umwelt, Ländliche Entwicklung im Rahmen der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1257/99
Knickel, Karlheinz - In: German Journal of Agricultural Economics 50 (2001) 3
agriculture. Possibilities for the implementation of integrated support measures at the interface of agriculture, environment and … rural development are presented. First, functional relationships between agriculture and rural development are explored on … significance of 'new', agriculture-related activities in rural areas is underlined. A paradigm shift from volumes and costs of …
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Foundations of production and consumption of organic food in Norway: Common attitudes among farmers and consumers?
Storstad, Oddveig; Bjørkhaug, Hilde - In: Agriculture and Human Values 20 (2003) 2, pp. 151-163
industrialization of agriculture and the existence of food scandals in a country will affect consumer demand for organically produced … foods. Norway is an interesting case because of its small-scale agriculture, few problems with food-borne diseases, and low … consumers in Norway have common attitudes towards environmental questions and animal welfare in Norwegian agriculture …
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INCREASES IN DEMAND FOR FOOD IN CHINA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WORLD AGRICULTURAL TRADE
KOO, Won W.; LOU, Jianquiang; JOHNSON, Roger G. - 1996
China is experiencing rapid economic growth, resulting in increased demand for food. Estimates are made of Chinese production and consumption of rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans to the year 2005. Results indicate that China will become a large net importer especially of wheat, corn, and soybeans....
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Possible Implications for U.S. Agriculture From Adoption of Select Dietary Guidelines
Buzby, Jean C.; Wells, Hodan Farah; Vocke, Gary - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2006
products. This report provides one view of the potential implications for U.S. agriculture if Americans changed their current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005802925
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INCREASES IN DEMAND FOR FOOD IN CHINA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR WORLD AGRICULTURAL TRADE
Koo, Won W.; Lou, Jianqiang; Johnson, Roger G. - Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North … - 1996
China is experiencing rapid economic growth, resulting in increased demand for food. Estimates are made of Chinese production and consumption of rice, wheat, corn, and soybeans to the year 2005. Results indicate that China will become a large net importer especially of wheat, corn, and soybeans....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005806160
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Dietary Assessment of Major Trends in U.S. Food Consumption, 1970-2005
Wells, Hodan Farah; Buzby, Jean C. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2008
This report examines major trends in the amount of food available for consumption in the United States between 1970 and 2005 using data from the ERS Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System. The report also estimates whether Americans are meeting Federal dietary recommendations for each of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519033