Implementation of healthy food environment policies to prevent nutrition-related non-communicable diseases in Ghana: National experts' assessment of government action [0.03%]
加纳实施健康食品环境政策以预防营养相关非传染性疾病：国家专家对政府行动的评估
Amos Laar,Amy Barnes,Richmond Aryeetey et al.
Amos Laar et al.
Nutrition-related non-communicable diseases (NR-NCDs) are a global health problem, increasingly recognised as driven by unhealthy food environments. Yet little is known about government action to implement food environment-relevant policies...
Understanding heterogeneity in price changes and firm responses to a national unhealthy food tax in Mexico [0.03%]
理解墨西哥全国不健康食品税的价格异质性及企业反应
Juan Carlos Salgado,Shu Wen Ng
Juan Carlos Salgado
To address the high prevalence of overweight and obesity in Mexico, an eight percent ad valorem excise tax on non-essential energy-dense foods came into effect on 1 January 2014. This paper estimates price changes after the tax implementati...
Agricultural technology adoption and household welfare: Measurement and evidence [0.03%]
农业技术采纳与家庭福利：计量与实证研究
Tesfamicheal Wossen,Arega Alene,Tahirou Abdoulaye et al.
Tesfamicheal Wossen et al.
Previous studies on the adoption and impacts of improved crop varieties have relied on self-reported adoption status of the surveyed households. However, in the presence of weak variety maintenance and poorly functioning seed certification ...
First foods: Diet quality among infants aged 6-23 months in 42 countries [0.03%]
首个辅食：42个国家和地区婴儿（6-23月龄）的膳食质量
Samira Choudhury,Derek D Headey,William A Masters
Samira Choudhury
Diet quality is closely linked to child growth and development, especially among infants aged 6-23 months who need to complement breastmilk with the gradual introduction of nutrient-rich solid foods. This paper links Demographic and Health ...
The Effect of Cash Transfers and Household Vulnerability on Food Security in Zimbabwe [0.03%]
津巴布韦现金转移和家庭脆弱性对粮食安全的影响
Garima Bhalla,Sudhanshu Handa,Gustavo Angeles et al.
Garima Bhalla et al.
We study the impact of the Zimbabwe Harmonized Social Cash Transfer (HSCT) on household food security after 12 months of implementation. We investigate determinants of food security as measured by a well-known food security scale - the Hous...
William J Burke,Emmanuel Frossard,Stephen Kabwe et al.
William J Burke et al.
Increased fertilizer use will likely be crucial for raising and sustaining farm productivity in Africa, but adoption may be limited by ineffectiveness under certain conditions. This article quantifies the impacts of soil characteristics on ...
What drives smallholder farmers' willingness to pay for a new farm technology? Evidence from an experimental auction in Kenya [0.03%]
肯尼亚小农对新农业技术支付意愿的驱动因素——来自实验拍卖的证据
Hira Channa,Amy Z Chen,Patricia Pina et al.
Hira Channa et al.
We use an incentive compatible experimental auction to measure demand for a new agricultural technology, a triple layered hermetic storage bag. When used properly, the bag creates an airtight seal that reduces storage loss from insect pests...
Promoting rapid and sustained adoption of biofortified crops: What we learned from iron-biofortified bean delivery approaches in Rwanda [0.03%]
促进生物强化作物的快速持续采用：我们从卢旺达铁强化豆类推广方式中吸取了哪些经验教训？
Kate Vaiknoras,Catherine Larochelle,Ekin Birol et al.
Kate Vaiknoras et al.
Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, affect two billion people worldwide, curtailing their ability to lead healthy, productive lives. Biofortified staple crops, bred to be rich in micronutrient content, are a cost-effect...
Palm oil and dietary change: Application of an integrated macroeconomic, environmental, demographic, and health modelling framework for Thailand [0.03%]
palm油与膳食变化：泰国宏观经济、环境、人口和健康模型整合框架的应用研究
Henning Tarp Jensen,Marcus R Keogh-Brown,Bhavani Shankar et al.
Henning Tarp Jensen et al.
Palm oil is a cooking oil and food ingredient in widespread use in the global food system. However, as a highly saturated fat, palm oil consumption has been associated with negative effects on cardiovascular health, while large scale oil pa...
Women's Empowerment in Agriculture and Dietary Quality Across the Life Course: Evidence from Bangladesh [0.03%]
妇女农业赋权与生命历程中的膳食质量——以孟加拉国为例
Esha Sraboni,Agnes Quisumbing
Esha Sraboni
Using nationally-representative survey data from rural Bangladesh, we examine the relationship between women's empowerment in agriculture and indicators of individual dietary quality. Our findings suggest that women's empowerment is associa...