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contexts. Here, we analyze the role of markets and food environments for child diets and nutrition in Malawi along an urban …-rural continuum. We develop a new methodology to characterize food environments in terms of the variety of fresh and processed foods … available in local market settings. Geocoded data of market food variety are combined with individual-level child diet and …
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Food environments in Africa are changing rapidly, with modern retailers - such as supermarkets, hypermarkets, and fast-food … restaurants - gaining in importance. Changing food environments can influence consumer food choices and dietary patterns. Recent … their food from various sources. We add to this research direction by examining more explicitly the relationships between …
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Economic growth followed by urbanization and food supply modernization in developing countries would lead to … substantial changes in food demand. Global agri-food systems are undergoing a rapid transformation towards high-value and high …-quality products. China would be a good and important example. The rapid economic growth has led substantial changes in food …
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We study the effect of alleviating information asymmetry regarding product quality that is widespread in developing-country agricultural markets. Opportunistic buyers may underreport quality levels back to farmers to reduce the price they have to pay. In response, farmers may curb investment,...
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In emerging markets for high-value food products in developing countries, processing companies search for efficient …
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In many countries of the Global South, agri-food supply chains are transforming rapidly. One important feature of this …
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