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This paper provides an overview of problems posed by transgenic food. It covers the consumers’ opinions, survey results …, and analysis of material from various national and foreign sources connected with the subject of genetically modified food … genetically modified, as well as the potential impact of transgenic food production on human health. Additionally, it reviews the …
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Although advocates of genetically modified (GM) crops argue that such technology can enhance food output volumes …, critics of the technology raise a number of concerns about the long-term effects of introducing GM inputs into the food chain …. This paper reviews the evolution of GM food technology and identifies the scientific risks – to the consumer and the …
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This study attempts to analyse the extent of intra-industry trade (IIT) in India’s agricultural trade. This study showed that the agricultural trade between India and its two major trading partners, the USA and European Union, was mainly inter-industry in nature. However, there was a mild...
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Agriculture’s share in GDP is less than 15 per cent but it still remains the direct domain of over half of the population whose economic prospects are linked to the performance of agriculture. There are many schemes taken by NABARD to improve the agricultural sector but there ahead which...
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food is cooked and served within the schools premises, and the centralized model where an external organization, often …, providing adequate quality and quantity of food to children, and serving as a source of employment for women or lower caste … operates; and nine schools in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where the decentralized model operates, the food being cooked in kitchens …
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investigation is the local production of food by self-help groups from the community where the anganwadi centre (AWC) is located …, which is believed to allow for better quality of food as compared to the centralized model, as well as have the added …
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Food wastage is prevalent in Southeast Asia and has significant implications for the region’s food, environmental and … economic security. It is likely that the region wastes approximately 33 per cent of food, but accurate estimates are not … available due to dearth of quantitative information. Wastage occurs at all stages of food supply chains from the point of …
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Although the urban health issue has been of long-standing interest to public health researchers, majority of the studies have looked upon the urban poor and migrants as distinct subgroups. Another concern is, whether being poor and at the same time migrant leads to a double disadvantage in the...
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Food vs. Fuel, Cointegration analysis, VECM, agricultural prices, fuel prices …
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This report examines the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of eight food value chains to glean practical lessons … differentiated food products. A focus on the operational details of food value chains—business networks that rely on coordination … between food producers, distributors, and sellers to achieve common financial and social goals—demonstrates how to facilitate …
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