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Moving Toward Food Democracy : Better Food, New Farmers, and the Myth of Feeding the World

Hamilton, Neil D. - 2015

Hamilton’s essay begins with a reflection on food and society. He writes of the effect of modernization and industry on the relationship America has with food. What once was a centerpiece of our economic independence, family life, and health is now merely an afterthought. Quality and trust in...

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The potential of diversified agroecological systems to deliver healthy outcomes : making the link between agriculture, food systems & health

Frison, Emile; Clément, Chantal - In: Food policy : economics planning and politics of food … 96 (2020), pp. 1-8

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Strategies for feeding the world more sustainably with organic agriculture

Antohe, Radu Gheorghe; Suvorov, Nicolae - In: Agrarian economy and rural development : realities and …, (pp. 296-302). 2021

Global hunger and insufficient nutrient intake are worldwide debated issues. The present paper aims to identify the main problems in the agri-food sector and to find solutions for achieving sustainable food systems. Organic farming is proposed as a promising approach. A better understanding of...

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Food system transformation in Mozambique : an assessment of changing diet quality in the context of a rising middle class

Smart, Jenny Cairns; Tschirley, David; Smart, Francis - 2018

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Agroecology for a sustainable agriculture and food system : from local solutions to large-scale adoption

Ewert, Frank; Baatz, Roland; Finger, Robert - In: Annual review of resource economics 15 (2023), pp. 351-381

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Evaluating nutrition and health impacts of agricultural innovations

Qaim, Matin - 2014

Agricultural innovations are seen as a key avenue to improve nutrition and health in smallholder farm households. But … details of these agriculture-nutrition-health linkages are not yet well understood. While there is a broad literature on the … adoption of agricultural technologies, most studies primarily focus on impacts in terms of productivity and income. Nutrition …

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Sustainability of Farms of Natural Persons in Bulgaria

Bachev, Hrabrin - 2017

The issue of adequate assessment of socio-economic and ecological sustainability of divers agricultural holdings is among most topical academic and practical problems. It is particularly important for smallholder farms accounting for the majority of all farms in the globe. In Bulgaria...

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Sustainability of Agricultural Sub-sectors in Bulgaria

Bachev, Hrabrin - 2019

In Bulgaria, like in most countries, the comprehensive assessments on agrarian sustainability are mostly at sectoral or farm levels while there is practically no in-depth study on sustainability at sub-sector (industry) level. This paper tries to fill the gap and assess the sustainability of...

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Agroecological and Conventional Agricultural Systems : Comparative Analysis of Coffee Farms in Brazil for Sustainable Development

Pronti, Andrea; Coccia, Mario - 2021

A main problem in emerging countries is the reduction of poverty in rural areas with sustainable agricultural systems. This study analyses differences between agroecology (a pattern of sustainable economic development with ecological processes directed to reduce production costs and support...

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Women empowerment and intra-household dietary diversity in Nigeria

Tanankem, Belmondo V.; Efobi, Uchenna Rapuluchukwu; … - 2016

This study used a nationally representative survey from the 2012-2013 World Bank's General Household Survey for Nigeria, to examine the relationship between empowerment, measured using a modification of the Alkire et al. (2013) empowerment index, and household dietary diversity, based on the FAO...

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