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Behind the Rural Diet: How Food Environments Shape Public Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Behind the Rural Diet: How Food Environments Shape Public Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

April 11, 2025

by Danica Louise C. Sembrano IRRI researchers link food availability and access as key factors influencing diet,...

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World rice market update: more trade, better weather, lower prices

World rice market update: more trade, better weather, lower prices

December 14, 2024

by David Dawe, Valerien Olivier Pede and Ronald Jeremy Antonio Good news: the recent developments in the...

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What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal

What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal

July 7, 2023

by Kofi Britwum and Matty Demont At a time when policymakers in several countries across sub-Saharan Africa are...

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Promoting agri-food systems resilience through ICT in developing countries amid COVID-19

Promoting agri-food systems resilience through ICT in developing countries amid COVID-19

March 14, 2023

by GM Monirul Alam, Most Nilufa Khatun, Md Nazirul Islam Sarker, Niraj Prakash Joshi, and Humnath Bhandari...

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Food security and the cultural heritage missing link

Food security and the cultural heritage missing link

November 28, 2022

by Kofi Britwuma and Matty Demont Although several initiatives to reduce food production deficits and increase net...

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How does colonial heritage segment food markets? Evidence from rice consumers in Mauritania

How does colonial heritage segment food markets? Evidence from rice consumers in Mauritania

September 29, 2022

by Kofi Britwum and Matty Demont A key contribution of this study is the evaluation of consumer...

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The influence of climate change knowledge on consumer valuation of sustainably produced rice in Vietnam

The influence of climate change knowledge on consumer valuation of sustainably produced rice in Vietnam

June 10, 2022

Vietnamese consumers seem willing to pay for products labeled as organic or eco-friendly. Similar results were found...

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What drives consumer demand for rice fragrance? Evidence from South and Southeast Asia

What drives consumer demand for rice fragrance? Evidence from South and Southeast Asia

April 5, 2022

Examining consumer preferences for rice attributes is essential for guiding breeding priorities. We find that consumer preferences...

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Inclusiveness of consumer access to food safety: Evidence from certified rice in Vietnam

Inclusiveness of consumer access to food safety: Evidence from certified rice in Vietnam

December 13, 2021

“Food safety can no longer be the luxury of the rich since all people should have the...

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Productivity and profitability of aromatic rice production in the Philippines

Productivity and profitability of aromatic rice production in the Philippines

November 12, 2021

The aromatic rice sector has great potential for industry expansion. This potential is important to be explored...

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