Pork accounts for more than one-third of meat produced worldwide and is an important
component of global food security, agricultural economies, and trade. Infectious diseases …

In a" nutrition transition", the consumption of foods high in fats and sweeteners is increasing
throughout the developing world. The transition, implicated in the rapid rise of obesity and …

Mexican cuisine has emerged as a paradox of globalization. Food enthusiasts throughout
the world celebrate the humble taco at the same time that Mexicans are eating fewer tortillas …

Antimicrobial resistance is a major public health crisis, eroding the discovery of
antimicrobials and their application to clinical medicine. There is a general lack of …

Rising per capita income, urbanization and globalization are changing the consumption
basket in the developing countries towards high-value commodities (like fruits & vegetables …

There is overwhelming historical evidence from the developed world and from the newly
emerging economies of the developing world that indicates that agricultural growth has …

The novel coronavirus SARS‐CoV2 (COVID‐19) severely disrupted the US food supply
chain. In its initial aftermath, and as we contemplate a potential reignition, the food supply …

Contract farming has attracted the interest of researchers and policymakers because it has
the potential to solve several of these constraints simultaneously. Contract farming may be …

This paper empirically estimates the return to education using twins data that the authors
collected from urban China. Our ordinary least-squares estimate shows that one year of …

Contract farming may be defined as agricultural production carried out according to a prior
agreement in which the farmer commits to producing a given product in a given manner and …