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Food security and poverty in the era of decentralization in Indonesia
Thompson, Geoff; Bottema, J.W. Taco; Baldwin, Robert - Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific … - 2008
rural development, such as food security and the reduction of poverty and the number of food-insecure households, is being …. Part 3 focuses on the empowerment of rural households facing food insecurity. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008741290
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Input Use and Conservation Investments among Farm Households in Rwanda: Patterns and Determinants
Clay, Daniel C.; Kelly, Valerie A.; Mpyisi, Edson; … - Department of Agricultural, Food and Resource … - 2001
One of the Government of Rwanda’s key post-war policy objectives has been to increase agricultural productivity and ensure food security by promoting a transition from semi-subsistence production and marketing practices to intensive production and highly commercialized agricultural markets....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008457075
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The Determinants of Rural Poverty in Nigeria
Etim, Nsikak-Abasi A.; Udoh, Edet J. - In: International Journal of Agricultural Management and … 03 (2013) 2
sampling technique, primary data were obtained from 150 rural farming households using a questionnaire. The Result of Tobit … heads of households decreased the likelihood of being poor. Findings also reveal that except for access to loan that is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142585
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ASYMMETRY IN RAW MILK SAFETY PERCEPTIONS AND INFORMATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR RISK IN FRESH PRODUCE MARKETING AND POLICY
Knutson, Ronald D.; Currier, Russell W.; Ribera, Luis; … - 2010
Scientific evidence clearly indicates that consumption of raw milk carries substantialdisease-inducing health risks. While federal U.S. policy mandates that milk moving in interstatecommerce be pasteurized; within 41 of 50 states, raw milk can be obtained for consumption.Warning labels...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442762
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Nutritional & Health Claimed Products Market Development in Serbia: Exploration of Findings Obtained from In Depth Interviews
Stojanovic, Zaklina; Ognjanov, Galjina; … - 2010
The main objective of this paper is to present the most relevant findings obtained from in depthinterviews with processors and retailers about the N&H claimed products market in Serbia. Inour research we addressed the following set of topics: motivations and barriers to offer N&Hclaimed products...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442763
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Effects of Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverage and Subsidizing Milk: Beverage Consumption, Nutrition, and Obesity among US Children
Lin, Biing-Hwan; Smith, Travis A.; Lee, Jonq-Ying - 2010
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) has been proposed as a means to improve U.S. dietand health and generate revenue to address obesity-related issues. A related concern is thatchildren’s intake of SSBs, a third that of milk consumption in the late 1970s, now equals milkconsumption....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009442764
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Consumer attitudes towards sustainability attributes on food labels
Saunders, Caroline M.; Guenther, Meike; Kaye-Blake, William - 2010
With current concerns about climate change and the general status of the environment, there is an increasing expectation that products have sustainability credentials, and that these can be verified. Labelling is a common method of communicating certain product attributes to consumers that may...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009443661
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Anatomy of Stigmatized Behavior: Peer Influence and Relative Concern
Chen, Xi - 2011
This paper is based on an ongoing joint work with David Sahn and Xiaobo Zhang.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444329
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The contribution of female non-farm income to poverty reduction
Seebens, Holger - 2009
conclusion that policies should focus on the further diversification of income options of rural households. However, much off …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009444858
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DETERMINANTS OF THE DEMAND FOR ORGANIC AND CONVENTIONAL FRESH MILK IN GERMANY– AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Schrock, Rebecca - 2010
based onthe GfK Consumer Scan Scanner panel dataset on food purchases of German households covering a sample period of four … households with young children and with a female being mainly responsible for food purchases. However, the probability … organicfood shops is the least responsive to price changes. Besides, households headed by aperson younger than 25 or older than 45 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009445847