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The welfare state continues to be eroded in the Global North. In Canada and the U.S., food banks are now one of the only systems of relief available. But in both countries, critics have accused food banks of being apolitical and thus... more
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La question alimentaire en Afrique : risque et politisation. Introduction In: Tiers-Monde. 2005, tome 46 n°184. La question alimentaire en Afrique : Risque et politisation. pp. 727-736. Abstract Pierre Janin and Charles-Edouard de... more
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Discussion on plant genetic engineering has experienced increasing momentum with the introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) corn in Germany and other European countries. This paper determines the various groups of German farmers, their... more
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      Food PolicyBiotechnologyFood SecurityGenetic Engineering
Telecommunication and more specially mobile phones have the potential to provide solution to the existing information asymmetry in various lagging sectors like Agriculture. India’s agricultural sector suffers from low growth rates and low... more
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      MarketingAgribusinessFood PolicyProductivity
The purpose of this study was to develop a bilingual, user-friendly food label (UFFL) for low-literacy audiences. The UFFL developed was based on (a) a quantitative and qualitative needs assessment of Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... more
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      EducationNutritionFood PolicyNeeds Assessment
Article based on Food Secure Canada's policy action plan for food system transformation in the context of COVID-19, the Food Policy for Canada and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Co-authored with Anna Paskal and Susan... more
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      Food PolicyFood Security and InsecurityFood and NutritionFood Sovereignty
In line with the social objectives of the PNPB (Brazilian Program of Production and Use of Biodiesel) and its “Social Seal” Framework, PETROBRAS has set up a 57 million liter/year biodiesel plant in the semi‐arid region of North of Minas... more
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      Financial EconomicsFood SafetyAgribusinessFood Policy
A solução dos problemas na Amazônia não são independentes, mas conectada com outras partes do País e do mundo. A redução dos desmatamentos e queimadas na Amazônia depende do desenvolvimento de atividades agrícolas adequadas nas áreas já... more
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So begins a typical process of appreciative inquiry, a way of thinking and working with groups, organizations and commu-nities that assumes all human systems have at least some posi-tive features, ie something is working well. By... more
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This paper reviews the application of a scenario for the 2015 agricultural policy and markets for the irrigated agriculture in Europe. Scenarios for irrigated agriculture 2015 are also described in detail including Reformed CAP and... more
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      Energy EconomicsAgricultural PolicyFood PolicyWater Pricing
Intensification of agricultural practices is occurring in Canterbury. Dairy farm conversions continue with land use for dairying increasing 132% since 1995. Current concerns emanate predominantly from issues of water quantity and quality,... more
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      Regional policyFood PolicyLand UseNew Zealand
Background: Food and health research is concerned with production, marketing, choice, regulation and policy for food as it affects health, and the mechanisms and control of diet-related diseases, nutrition and obesity. It covers positive... more
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      Food PolicyHealthPublic Administration and PolicyFood Sciences
This is a contributed paper submitted to IAAE conference Beijing, August, 2009
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      Food PolicyCollective Action
Food charity in the United States has grown into a critical appendage of agro-food supply chains. In 2016, 4.5 billion pounds of food waste was diverted through a network of 200 regional food banks, a fivefold increase in just 20 years.... more
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      Food PolicyValue TheoryHungerFood Waste
Pearl millet is a major cereal crop in northwestern India. The crop is grown in very harsh, arid, dry climatic areas having high temperature and low and erratic rainfall. It’s use as food is declining but its use as cattle feed, poultry... more
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      Food PolicyIndiaProduction economicsFood Secutiry Minerals Grains Near Infrared Spectroscopy
The development of supermarkets in Vietnam, as in other emerging countries, is accompanied by increasing consumer concern for food quality. This paper investigates whether farmer organizations are able to help small-scale farmers obtain... more
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      Food PolicyVietnamCase StudyFood Quality
This paper discusses Hungarian agriculture's future perspectives up to the year 2013, which marks the end of the EU financial period 2007-2013. It presents results of the authors' modelling work, and provides a brief analysis of... more
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Recent surveys show that Italians have little trust in the food they eat. This seems at odds with the world-wide popularity of Italian food, and the very prominent role that the agro-food sector has in the national economy and culture.... more
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Over the past few years, there has been growing global interest in the link between food and health. This paper provides a review of some of the recent literature describing these linkages. The first section provides an overview of... more
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      Climate ChangeFood PolicySouth AsiaFood Security
This paper provides a model-based assessment of local and global climate change impacts for the case of Yemen, focusing on agricultural production, household incomes and food security. Global climate change is mainly transmitted through... more
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      Food PolicyPublic Administration and PolicyFood Sciences
Sposoby produkcji jedzenia oraz jego związek z tożsamością mieszkańców Europy stały się u progu XXI wieku przedmiotem licznych dyskusji. Ich skutki dostrzec można w powstających rozwiązaniach prawnych – najlepszy przykład stanowi tu... more
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      Food SafetySustainable Production and ConsumptionSociology of Food and EatingFood Systems
Collective trademark and regional product qualification in food-processing industries have become a growing challenge for farmers in developing countries. This challenge is the target of collective actionbased programs aiming at framing... more
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      Social NetworksFood PolicySocial CapitalDeveloping Countries
§ The paper has been derived from the study conducted under the Lal Bahadur Shastri Young Scientist Award of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research given to the first author. We are grateful to ICAR for the award and financial... more
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      Food PolicyUgandaKenyaFood Security
An analysis of the main items characterizing the agri-food system highlights the existence of a strong demand for a politically-correct decisional process. This paper analyzes the value of the agri-food sector at national level in terms... more
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      Food PolicySupply ChainCase StudyCommodity prices
Agriculture provides the main support for Zambia’s rural economy, and because of this, growth in the agricultural sector is the clearest avenue through which poverty reduction can be achieved in Zambia. Yet despite widespread recognition... more
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      EconomicsAgricultural DevelopmentFood PolicyRural Development
Programs focused on developing community-level management skills and human capacity can increase the opportunities for small farmers to benefit from market participation. Using a framework that links the concepts of collective power and... more
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      Agricultural DevelopmentFood PolicySocial CapitalHuman Capital
Watershed programme is an important intervention in dryland areas to improve livestock productivity through increased feed and fodder supply. The present study has focused on the impact of watershed interventions on crop-livestock... more
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      Food PolicyScienceGraphic User Interface DesignReports
As the use of global and national computable general equilibrium (CGE) models has become more widespread, most policies still remain at the regional or sub-national level.
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      International RelationsFood PolicyAgricultureFree Trade
We show how government regulation played a critical role in shaping the beef industry over the past century. Technological developments in the late 19th century led to a highly concentrated meatpacking industry and fostered a national... more
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      Food PolicyInformation EconomicsPublic Administration and PolicyFood Sciences
Rising healthcare costs, intensive energy use, economic instability, and climate change are a few of the many pressing issues that cannot be successfully addressed without recognizing problems within the existing industrialized food... more
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      Sustainable agricultureAgrobiodiversityFood PolicyBiodiversity
Background: Evidence on interventions for preventing unhealthy weight gain in adolescents is urgently needed. The aim of this paper is to describe the process evaluation for a three-year (2005-2008) project conducted in five secondary... more
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      Program EvaluationHealth PromotionSocial MarketingFood Policy
At the beginning of the 21st century imports of agricultural and food commodities have become a major part of many nations' food baskets. Indeed the global food system has several merits for nations, businesses and individual consumers'... more
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      International TradeFood PolicyEnergyPublic Administration and Policy
Many EU citizens are concerned about animal welfare. The policy literature has responded to these concerns by suggesting a variety of policy instruments to policy makers. However, a gap in knowledge exists regarding which instrument... more
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      Food PolicyPolicy DevelopmentQualitative ResearchAnimal Welfare
Article CITATIONS 0 READS 43 6 authors, including: Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: organic entitities, handicraft and resources in dryland Chile View project The user has requested... more
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      Food PolicyLatin America and the Caribbean
China opened its pork import market to Spain in 2007. With this background, we introduce the concept of the Spanish-Chinese Export-Import pork chain. An explorative study based on the interview of 22 Spanish meat companies and two experts... more
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      BusinessFood SafetyInternational TradeFood Policy
Nutrition labels can potentially benefit consumers by increasing product knowledge and reducing search costs. However, the global increase in obesity rates leads one to question the effectiveness of current nutrition information formats.... more
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      Food PolicyChoice ExperimentPublic Administration and PolicyFood Sciences
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Cardinia Shire is experiencing a range of social and health challenges, many of which could be addressed by a healthier food system. This research documents the conception, design and implementation of a participatory food policy making... more
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      Community DevelopmentFood SystemsFood PolicyObesity
Development of manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is a key engine to promote development of rural economy in developing countries. A common industrial organization among manufacturing SMEs, especially in rural areas, in... more
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“Fisheries, Food Security, and the Poor,” Food Policy, Vol. 22, No. 5 (1997), pp. 393-404. http://www2.hawaii.edu/~kent/fisheriesfoodsecurity.pdf
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