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Food, Agriculture
Can catch shares prevent fisheries collapse?
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Overfishing is a problem that has become more acute as global populations have increased, technology has improved and the environment has degraded. Until recently most management efforts have focused on limiting fishing days or areas, yet fishing stocks have continued to decline precipitously.
Genetically engineered seeds and crop yields
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Humans have been working to increase crop yields since agriculture began, and major advances were made during the “green revolution” that began in the 1940s. Genetic engineering has been portrayed as the latest step in this process. The majority of approved engineered seeds are aimed at decreasing losses due to pests and weeds; a primary example is Bt corn, produces a bacteria that kills the European corn borer and other insects.
Impact of mobile phone coverage on market participation: Evidence from Uganda
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With the coverage of cellular networks expanding rapidly across the developing world, researchers are investigating how the access to information that mobile phones make possible can be leveraged to help alleviate poverty.
Global changes in diets and the consequences for land requirements for food
Source: JournalistsResource.orgLocal food availability and obesity risk among school-aged children
Source: JournalistsResource.orgThe end of farm labor abundance in the United States
Source: JournalistsResource.orgFood crises and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East
Source: JournalistsResource.orgAfter-school programs' potential and achievement
Source: JournalistsResource.orgOver the past decade, funding for and participation in after-school programs has grown substantially. To ensure that their promise is effectively delivered, evaluating their relative benefits and required factors for success is critical.
Direct and indirect costs of food safety regulation
Source: JournalistsResource.orgIn the food industry, the federal Pathogen Reduction Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Program regulates meat and poultry processing plants. Estimates of the compliance costs of this program range from as low as 0.04 cents per pound to as much as 20 cents per pound. While these estimates include actual costs, they do not distinguish between the different components of the rule itself and other indirect factors that could also affect costs.