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Children’s dietary habit in food insecure area Madura island Indonesia
(2020-10-18)
Objectives: Food insecurity and malnutrition are still a public health issue, particularly in developing countries. Household food security is a determinant factor of dietary quantity and quality. This study aims to analyse the correlation between household food security and children’s dietary habit in food-insecure areas.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Bangkalan District, Madura Island, Indonesia and included 89 households with children under five. The Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) ...
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Food suggestions, meal frequency and dietary diversity among pregnant women: a quantitative study
(2020-10-18)
During pregnancy, nutritional requirement increases. Therefore, many nutritious foods (diverse food groups) are suggested for pregnant. This study aimed to explore the association between food suggestion and meal frequency with dietary diversity among pregnant women. This research was a cross sectional study conducted in 2017 at Sumenep Regency in the Eastern Madura Island, East Java Province, Indonesia. There were 282 pregnant women involved in this study. Coefficient contingency were done to analyze the association ...
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Evaluation of antioxidant activity of the phenolic composition of Syrian Arbutus andrachne L.
(2020-10-18)
Arbutus andrachne L. (Grecian Strawberry tree) is widespread in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea Regions. This study aimed at determining total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Arbutus andrachne parts (flowers, leaves, bark and fruit) collected from different parts of the Latakia Province (Syria). Our work is the first to conduct this experiment on the selected plants in Syria.
The fresh samples were extracted using ethanol 50% as an extraction solution, then the total contents of the phenolic compounds ...
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Food traceability system awareness and agricultural operation: A Study of tea farms in Fujian, China
(2020-10-18)
China is establishing a Food Traceability System (FTS), but the policy implementation is behind most developed countries. The lack of FTS awareness may be a factor contributing to farming practices that are not consistent with FTS policies. Furthermore, the structure of an agri-food supply chain is a factor influencing farms’ compliance with FTS. The present study focuses on pesticide residue control and traceability issues in one of the largest tea production areas in China. It aims to examine the effect of FTS ...
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Farmers’ Supply Response and Perception of Rice Procurement Program in Bangladesh
(2020-10-18)
Rice farmers in Bangladesh do not get proper returns due to lower market prices and many unexpected situations that may affect the supply of rice production. To protect the farmers, the government introduced the rice procurement program. This study tried to analyse the supply response to rice production and assess the farmers’ perception of government procurement program including their financial risk of rice production. Vector autoregressive (VAR) model was employed to analyse the supply response of rice using ...