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This report summarizes major findings from the HORTINLEA survey conducted in 2014 under the framework of HORTINLEA project. The HORTINLEA project is an inter-disciplinary research project addressing food security in East Africa, particularly in Kenya. The project targets to improve the...
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Estimation of consumption intensity of African indigenous vegetables (AIVs) is important to understand how their utilization can be enhanced at the household level. The study evaluated consumption intensity of leafy AIVs using the zero-inflated negative binomial regression model. A multistage...
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European producers of fresh vegetables are under pressure to improve their performance in order toincrease competitiveness. Innovative products and processes and competitive advantage can be gained by the creationand use of unique resources as an outcome of cooperation between producers and...
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Landwirtschaft erfüllt eine Vielzahl gesellschaftlicher Funktionen: sie produziert vor allem Nahrungsmittel, aber auch Biomasse für die energetische und stoffliche Nutzung, prägt Kulturlandschaften und Biotope und bestimmt das Tierwohlniveau. Darüber hinaus beeinflusst sie soziale und...
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How we eat has a major impact on our individual health status, our quality of life and our well-being. Many of the foods we eat have a major social, environmental, climate and animal welfare footprint. This expertise defines policies to promote sustainability in food consumption as policies that...
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Die Nutztierhaltung in Deutschland hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten zu einem wirtschaftlich sehr erfolgreichen Sektor entwickelt. Es wurden große Fortschritte in Bezug auf die Ressourceneffizienz erzielt. Gleichzeitig gibt es erhebliche Defizite vor allem im Bereich Tierschutz, aber auch im...
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This study attempts to uncover the truth behind an increasing number of smallholder farmers participating in sustainable coffee farming in Vietnam. Using stochastic frontier and cost-benefit analysis, a sample of 316 smallholder farmers in Dak Lak was chosen to analyze the economic impacts of...
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Smallholder farmers are excluded from efficient and effective participation in high-value agro-food market chains due to major competitiveness constraints and several market failures along these chains. The purpose of this study is to contribute to the competitiveness of smallholder farmers in a...
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