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2. Beyond rich and poor: Identifying global development constellations
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hackenesch, Christine (author), Koch, Svea (author), and Ziaja, Sebastian (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-02-23
- Published:
- United States of America: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12447
- Journal Title:
- Development Policy Review
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 40 (2)
- Notes:
- 37 pages., Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic is the most recent example that global development problems can occur anywhere, rebutting the assumption of a world divided into developed and developing countries. Recent scholarship has coined the term “global development” to capture this changing geography of development problems. Purpose Our article contributes to these debates by proposing a novel empirical approach to localize global development problems in country contexts worldwide. Methods and approach Our approach rests on a universal understanding of “development.” We identify countries that are particularly relevant for global problem-solving and consider not only the problem dimension but also countries’ capacities to address these problems. Findings Our results show that countries with the most severe combinations of problems are as diverse as Afghanistan, Nigeria and the United States. Two thirds of countries with above-average contributions to global problems are authoritarian regimes. We also find that middle-income countries have hardly anything in common apart from their income level. Policy implications Our analysis shows that traditional development concepts of a binary world order and of foreign aid as financial transfer to remedy imbalances are not enough to address constellations of global problems and capacity that have long evolved beyond rich and poor.
3. Consumer attitudes, knowledge, and behavior in the Russian market for organic food
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Meixner, Oliver (author), Haas, Rainer (author), Perevoshchikova, Yana (author), and Canavari, Maurizio (author)
- Format:
- Journal article+
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- Russia
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06854
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- 5(2) : 110-120
4. Drivers and Constraints to the Adoption of Organic Leafy Vegetable Production in Nigeria: A Livelihood Approach
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Adbegboyega, J.A. (author), Olabisi, L.S. (author), Liverpool-Tassie, L.W. (author), and Delate, K. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12-21
- Published:
- United States: MTDI
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12471
- Journal Title:
- Sustainability
- Journal Title Details:
- 12(1), 96
- Notes:
- Nigeria, the seventh most populous country in the world, is plagued by livelihood challenges such as poverty and food insecurity, which are more pervasive among farming households and rural communities. Organic farming is being promoted by some domestic non-governmental organizations as a means of addressing the problem of poverty and food insecurity among farming households and rural communities in the country. Promoters consider organic farming to be well-suited to smallholder farmers’ socio-economic conditions in Nigeria, and that it can help improve their livelihood conditions through increased agricultural productivity and farm income. However, the adoption of the technology by smallholder farmers has been underwhelming, for reasons yet to be studied. Using a livelihood framework and through a case study of farmers in Ibadan, Oyo State, this study qualitatively explores and provides insights into the factors that influence, constrain, and gender the adoption of organic farming in Nigeria. Overall, it was found that a mix of factors, which include institutional considerations, farmers’ livelihood assets and vulnerability contexts, their livelihood activities, and gender-related variables shaped adoption decision-making. The policy implications of the findings were outlined.
5. Educating limited resource older adults for better choices to lower risk of food insecurity
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bird, Carolyn L. (author) and McClelland, Jacquelyn W. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-12-23
- Published:
- USA: John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: D08269
- Journal Title:
- International Journal of Consumer Studies
- Journal Title Details:
- 41 (2): 225-233
6. Meat consumption in transition: the case of crisis region of iraqi kurdistan
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Rzgar Abdalla, Niga (author), Bavorova, Miroslava (author), and Gruener, Sven (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-07-25
- Published:
- United States: Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group)
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12589
- Journal Title:
- Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing
- Journal Title Details:
- Online
- Notes:
- 22pgs, In recent decades, meat consumption patterns have been changing. This study investigates the main drivers of white and red meat consumption in crisis regions based on microeconomic theory, hegemonic masculinity theory, meat paradox theory, and nutrition transition theory. A quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted in Sulaymaniyah city in Iraqi Kurdistan in 2018. Data from 233 respondents were collected. Multifactorial linear regression analysis showed that the main drivers in the consumption of white meat and red meat are similar: higher income and preferences for the taste of white or red meat have a statistically significant, positive effect on meat consumption. Men consume white meat more than women. The consumption of red meat decreases when the respondent is concerned about the fat content of meat and animal welfare awareness does not have a statistically significant effect on the consumption of either type of meat.
7. Stated preferences for consumption of sea urchin: a choice experiment in Sardinia (Italy)
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Furesi, Roberto (author), Madau, Fabio A. (author), Palomba, Andrea (author), and Pulina, Pietro (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2014
- Published:
- Italy
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06850
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- 5(3) : 111-119
8. The impacts of information on returns from farming: evidence from a nationally representative farm survey in India
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Devesh, Roy (author), Pratap, S. (author), Kumar, Shiv (author), and Negi, Digvijay S. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015-05-01
- Published:
- International: Wiley Online
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 204 Document Number: D12458
- Journal Title:
- Agricultural Economics
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol 46, Issue 4
- Notes:
- 12 pages, Using a nationally representative sample of farm households from India, this paper examines the impact of use of information on net farm incomes. Employing methodologies that mitigate potential biases in the estimation of the impact, the empirical results show that farmers who use information realize over 12% higher net returns per hectare. The paper also establishes a pecking order in access to information. Small farmers and those at the bottom of social hierarchy (based on caste) have access to fewer information sources, and they depend more on informal social networks and input dealers for their information needs. The larger farmers and those from upper caste rely relatively more on sources such as radio, television and newspaper.
9. Urban gardening realities: the example case study of Portsmouth, England
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hallsworth, Alan (author) and Wong, Alfred (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Published:
- England
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 153 Document Number: D06911
- Journal Title:
- International Journal on Food System Dynamics
- Journal Title Details:
- 6(1) : 1-11