The marketing of unhealthy commodities through traditional media is known to impact consumers' product attitudes and behaviors. Less is known about the impacts of digital marketing (online promotional activities), especially among young people who have a strong online presence. This review systematically assesses the relationship between digital marketing and young people's attitudes and behavi...

Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives in lieu of, or in addition to, direct income transfers. Such subsidies may be perceived as influencing behavior to further other socially desirable policies. For example, the price response induced by lowering the price of schooling or key food items will both lower the cost of living for the beneficiaries and...

The Karangsambung-Karangbolong Geopark Area is located in Kebumen, one of the districts with highest poverty rate Province Jawa Tengah, Indonesia. A regional economy can be improved by optimizing existing potentials agricultural sector, especially food-crop commodities. This research set out to determine 1) basic or leading food crops per sub-district, (2) relatively potential maintain, and 3) ...

In spite of the technologies developed during the last decade, the level of food loss is still high and is reported in many countries. According to the United Nations, more than 30 per cent of the mortality rate world-wide is caused by alimentary diseases. The desire of most countries to make food safer for consumption requires better food preservation and production techniques. In this regard,...

In spite of the technologies developed during the last decade, the level of food loss is still high and is reported in many countries. According to the United Nations, more than 30 per cent of the mortality rate world-wide is caused by alimentary diseases. The desire of most countries to make food safer for consumption requires better food preservation and production techniques. In this regard,...

Many governments use price and tax subsidization to meet social protection objectives in lieu of, or in addition to, direct income transfers. Such subsidies may be perceived as influencing behavior to further other socially desirable policies. For example, the price response induced by lowering the price of schooling or key food items will both lower the cost of living for the beneficiaries and...

INTRODUCTION Logistics management information system for health commodities remained poorly implemented in most of developing countries. To assess the status of laboratory logistics management information system for HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis laboratory commodities in public health facilities in Addis Ababa. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from September 2010-January ...

In 2005, few would have predicted the current revolution in global agriculture that is being driven by a sudden rise in the price of petroleum and a rapid expansion of global biofuel production from grain, sugar, and oilseed crops. The result has been a convergence of valuation between petroleum and agricultural commodities such that food prices are likely to rise substantially. While countries...

considering the importance of agriculture sector for production, employment and establishing food security, different countries include developed and developing ones, support mentioned sectors in various ways. present study investigates the effects on government support policies on iran's food security using vecm and time series data of 1990-2010. results revealed that government support p...

Fungi which grow in stored commodities are xerophilic, that is, capable of growing at reduced water activity (aw). Some xerophilic fungi either will not grow or grow only very slowly at the high aw values of media traditionally used to enumerate yeasts and moulds in foods and feedstuffs. Populations of xerophiles may therefore be underestimated or go undetected if the media and methods normally...