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Contribution of dairy goat farming to household dietary diversity among smallholder farmers in the Central Highlands of Kenya
(2023-02-21)
In Kenya, dairy goat farming has highly been practiced for food provision and as an income-generating enterprise. However, there is scanty information on the contribution of dairy goat farming to the quality of diets consumed at household level especially among rural smallholder farmers. This study therefore analysed the contribution of dairy goat farming to household dietary diversity of the smallholder farmers. Data was collected at the end of the wet season (April-May) from a sample of 385 households in Kirinyaga ...
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Exploring inclusiveness of vulnerable and marginalized people in the cassava value chain in the Lake Region, Kenya
(2023-03-21)
Vulnerable and marginalised groups (VMGs) who comprise widows, orphans, people living with disability and HIV, have not been given sufficient attention in agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by policy makers, development partners, research, and extension, yet they comprise nearly one-quarter of all smallholder farmers. This study explored inclusion of VMGs in cassava value chain in the Lake Region of Kenya. Formal survey, focus group discussions (FGD), and key informant interviews (KIIs) were used to collect data ...
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Measuring of Social Sustainability Through Community Perceptions for Prima Certified Fruit Development in East Java
(2023-06-20)
The multidimensional perspective of ecological and social sustainable agriculture in the global agri-food system has resulted in the emergence of certification schemes as an important mode of governance, but there are still few agricultural actors in Indonesia who register for product certification and recertification. The purpose of this research is to analyze community perception in order to determine the development of Prima certified fruits in East Java. The sampling technique used quota sampling, with 5 people ...
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Consumers ’ perception of sustainable packaging in the food industry: An online experiment
(2022-01)
Consumers evaluate products and make purchasing decisions based on packaging and its sustainable aspects. This research investigated how different packages and their quality, eco-friendliness, expensiveness, and convenience affected consumers’ intentions to purchase. Our sample comprised 299 French consumers of muesli cereals. We conducted an online choice experiment to analyze and measure consumers’ perception of sustainable packaging, comparing three distinct experimental groups. Findings revealed that quality and ...
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Determination of consumer milk price in the informal dairy market in Bangladesh: A district level analysis of vertical system linkage
(2023-12-30)
The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of consumer milk prices and test the hypothesis that input prices, e.g., rice straw and wheat bran, as well as the farmgate milk price exert an influence on the consumer milk price. A unique panel dataset from July 2018 to June 2021 was obtained from the Integrated Dairy Research Network (IDRN) Bangladesh Monthly Dairy Sector database and was analysed using the Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) methodology. The data collection and validation were done ...
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Stakeholder Analysis on Sustainable Food Home Garden Programme (P2L) at Sananrejo Village, Turen District, Malang Regency
(2023-11-30)
The most important human needs are increasing adequacy and improving nutrition through healthy and diverse food consumption patterns. The utilization of the garden is a solution to fulfilling the nutritional needs of the community, especially families. Through the Sustainable Food Home Garden Program (P2L), it is hoped that it will be able to meet the nutritional needs of families from the garden and increase the role of women as economic support for the family. This study aims to identify, explain, and analyse the ...
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Preferences of market gardeners for traditional vegetables and associated factors in urban areas of southern Benin
(2023-12-28)
There is a growing interest in the promotion of the use of traditional vegetables to reduce vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibres’ gaps of populations and to support rural and urban livelihoods in sub–Saharan Africa, including in Benin, because they are considered as more nutritious, accessible, and more culturally acceptable for consumers than many exotic vegetables. Meanwhile, the extent to which these traditional vegetables are preferred by the target populations, and especially by the local market gardeners who ...
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The potential of mangrove as a food source in Riau
(2023-12-28)
Mangrove fruit has been utilized as a food by people in several regions in Indonesia, especially as traditional food. Information about the potential and benefits of mangrove fruit is still limited. There is not much information regarding physico-chemical properties of mangrove fruit as a potential food source. This study aims to gather and review various scientific information related to the potential of mangrove fruit and its use as foodstuff. This information can be used as a basis to conduct further research ...
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Inklusive Erwachsenenbildung umsetzen: Die Fortbildung des Projekts INAZ zur Qualifizierung und Professionalisierung der Lehrkräfte in der Erwachsenenbildung
(2021)
Im Zentrum dieses Beitrags steht die Fortbildung für inklusive Erwachsenenbildung, die sich an Kursleitende der Alphabetisierung und des Zweiten Bildungswegs richtet. Diese Fortbildung wurde aus der Praxis für die Praxis im BMBF-finanzierten Forschungsprojekt „Inklusive Bildung in der Alphabetisierungspraxis und im System des Zweiten Bildungswegs – Qualifikationen, Kompetenzen und Bedarfe des pädagogischen Personals“ (INAZ) entwickelt. Ziel des Projektes INAZ ist es, die Qualifikationen und Kompetenzen sowie die ...
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Values as leverage points for sustainability transformation: two pathways for transformation research
(2022-08-13)
The burgeoning literature on sustainability transformation agrees that values play a key, albeit unelucidated, role on the transformation research agenda. Recent literature linking values and transformation increasingly points toward the hypothesis that values may act as leverage points for sustainability transformation. However, how transformation research can engage with values as leverage points remains a critical knowledge gap. Here, I argue that transformation research needs to distinguish between two modes of ...