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Vol. 10 No. 6 (2022)
(Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, the University of Kassel, Germany and the Federation of German Scientists (VDW), 2022-12-12)
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Call home gardening for enhancing food in the urban area
(2022-10-25)
Food is a basic need and essential in human beings. COVID-19 pandemic challenges us from food and nutrient security, and thus resilient food system is necessary. Home gardening may improve our self-sufficiency level and have a sustainable food system to cope with the challenging situation. Between, home gardening brings many benefits to human health, including physical, mental, and social. Nevertheless, the most significant challenges of home gardening, especially in urban areas, are the substrate properties, light ...
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Assessment and Evaluation of Indira Canteen on Food Safety and Food Security in Urban Bengaluru
(2022-10-25)
Food security is a main cause of concern in developing and underdeveloped countries. It is a major challenge for governments to provide subsidized and safe food to deserving sections of society. Inspiration from the success of Amma canteen led to an initiative by the Karnataka government concerning the subsidized food program, Indira canteen. Food safety will determine the success or failure of the scheme; therefore, this study aims to assess the effectiveness of the canteen in terms of food safety and food security. ...
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Comparison of motives to buy organic foods among middle income urban consumers of the state of Mexico, Mexico
(2022-10-25)
Expansion of organic food production requires increasing the number of organic food consumers. The aim of the study was to explore the relative importance of motives to buy organic foods in consumers of the state of Mexico by applying a 21-item questionnaire, each item with a set of fixed options, the consumer decided which of the options was closer to his/her own opinion. Frequencies expressed as percent of respondents by option within an item were compared by Chi-square. Questionnaires analysed were 618. Decision ...
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The Relevance of the Keduk’an System to the Realization of Food Sovereignty: A Study in Juku Batu Village, Indonesia
(2022-10-25)
Keduk'an is a profit sharing system for agricultural products in Juku Batu Village, Banjit District, Way Kanan Regency, Lampung Province, Indonesia. This keduk'an system is different from the kedokan system in the others areas. The purpose of this study is to find the characteristics of the power system and its relationship to food sovereignty. This research is important because it is related to efforts to fulfill food for the poor. The research method used is Socio Legal with a descriptive approach to dig up information ...
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Vol. 6 No. 1 (2018): Sustainable Agriculture For Healthy Ecosystem
(Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, the University of Kassel, Germany and the Federation of German Scientists (VDW), 2018)
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Demand for selected plant-based protein among the staff of a tertiary institution in Nigeria
(2021-09-29)
Increasing demand for animal protein has a negative consequences human health and the environment. Thus, the need for a replacement of animal protein with plant-based protein in human diet. The demand for selected plant-based protein (PBPs) (soybean, mushroom, potato, and cowpea) was therefore assessed. Data collected from 343 staffers of university of Ibadan were analysed using descriptive statistics and Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System. Mushroom and soybean were luxury goods but demand for mushroom was more ...
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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2021)
(Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty, Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences, the University of Kassel, Germany and the Federation of German Scientists (VDW), 2021)
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An approach to the use of technology in the cocoa-growing sector: a look from the producer
(Section Specialized Partnerships in Sustainable Food Systems and Food Sovereignty at the University of Kassel, Germany and Federation of German Scientists (VDW), 2020-03-06)
A study was conducted to keep scientific record of the challenges and opportunities of the insertion of a mobile app for cocoa producers in the Colombia region as a prospective tool or strategy for technological transfer and appropriation into that sector. A survey with structured and semi-structured questions that pertained to cocoa producer men and women was conducted. The questions were related to the general conditions of their labour activities and were discriminant in the following categories: cocoa-grower ...
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Nutritional, antioxidant properties and polyphenol content of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) cultivated in Iran
(2021-05-25)
The quinoa is pseudocereal plant that has nutritional value. Recently, It was cultivated in iran because of water crisis. This study aimed to assess the physicochemical and antioxidant properties of quinoa cultivated in Iran for the first time. The macronutrients and energetic value, polyphenol, total phenol content and DPHH of quinoa were measured. Some B group vitamin, the free fatty acid profile was assessed by HPLC and GC-mass separately. The trace elements were also evaluated by ICP. The amounts of dry matter, ...