Driving factors for green innovation in agricultural production: An empirical study in an emerging economy

Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 368, P. 132965 - 132965

Published: July 16, 2022

Language: Английский

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Nutritional Vulnerability of Displaced Persons: A Study of Food Security and Access in Kumba Municipality, Cameroon

Challenges, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 7 - 7

Published: Jan. 20, 2025

Concerns about global food insecurity have been growing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the determinants of security among internally displaced persons (IDPs)—people who forced flee their homes due conflict, natural disasters, or other crises—and children under five, as well influence on nutritional status. Using random sampling, caregivers IDPs five households were included study. The interviewed using a validated structured questionnaire, while assessments both adults conducted through anthropometric clinical evaluation methods. findings revealed high prevalence insecurity, with 97.6% IDP experiencing some degree insecurity. Additionally, 28.3% surveyed had dietary diversity. Among children, 50.6% stunted, over third underweight, 15.8% wasted, indicating severe deficiencies. adults, 28.4% overweight obese, significant number underweight. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that caregivers’ monthly salary average amount spent associated decrease Conversely, large household sizes coping strategies employed mitigate linked increased In conclusion, highlights households, forcing families adopt strategies, mainly modifications. This, turn, contributes low diversity poor status, suffering from wasting, stunting. These underscore urgent need for comprehensive interventions, including distribution vouchers, cash transfers, banks, support home gardening small-scale farming, education meal rationing, planning, family planning services. Addressing root causes insecurity—namely income sizes—can improve access nutritious ensure health well-being IDPs. Furthermore, addressing within this vulnerable group is critical broader goals planetary health, it intersection human social equity, environmental sustainability. By promoting sustainable systems supporting populations, these interventions can contribute resilience communities eco-systems face ongoing challenges.

Language: Английский

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Land expropriation, child schooling, and child housework: Evidence from China

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 234, P. 107031 - 107031

Published: April 26, 2025

Language: Английский

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The bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission in Vietnam: Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the financial crisis

Cogent Business & Management, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 10(1)

Published: April 8, 2023

This paper aims to analyze changes in the transmission of monetary policy via bank lending when considering impact COVID-19 pandemic and financial crisis. Using bank-level data 31 commercial banks Vietnam from 2007 2021, we provide consistent evidence that on tends be more pronounced period pandemic. Besides, document bank's loan supply is sensitive adjustments during global Thus, a general pattern can detected, i.e. through channel stronger under unfavorable macro contexts Vietnam. Accordingly, it suggested central have still been effective periods difficulty implementation unconventional not necessary yet. Regression results using sample-splitting technique are with those interactive variables, providing confirm robustness findings obtained study.

Language: Английский

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Household-level demographic and socio-economic vulnerability in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Central Vietnam

Research in Globalization, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8, P. 100186 - 100186

Published: Dec. 12, 2023

This study adopted the Social Vulnerability Index (SoVI) method using household-level demographic and socio-economic data to measure vulnerability of rural households in Central Vietnam COVID-19 pandemic. It found that most suffered from a partial or total loss employment remarkable decrease household income during challenging time spread. The index scores demonstrated which characteristics components were more less responsible for vulnerability. findings low educational attainment heads, engagement stable jobs limited access support local government, grassroots organizations groups among constructing surveyed suggests any response adaptation strategies short-term long-term should firstly ultimately pay special attention building enhancing capacities strengthening governance so communities can be resilient disastrous events future. also agreed SoVI would viable technique measuring place-based providing empirical evidence appropriate responses prevention measures crisis pandemic like COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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Does domestic migration adversely affect food security? Evidence from Vietnam

Heliyon, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(3), P. e13789 - e13789

Published: Feb. 16, 2023

With a population of more than 100 million as December 2022, food security remains persistent challenge in Vietnam despite achieving miracle economic growth and social transformation recent decades. has also experienced significant migration from rural areas into urban cities such Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai Ba Ria - Vung Tau. The effects domestic on have largely been neglected the existing literature, particularly Vietnam. This study investigates impacts using data Household Living Standard Surveys. Food is proxied by three dimensions: expenditure, calorie consumption, diversity. difference-in-difference instrumental variable estimation techniques are used this to address endogeneity selection bias. empirical results reveal that increases expenditure consumption. We find wage, land family characteristics education level number members when different groups considered. Regional income, household headship children mediate relationship between

Language: Английский

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Regional differences, distributional dynamics and convergence of multidimensional food security levels in China

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(8), P. e0309071 - e0309071

Published: Aug. 16, 2024

Food security is one of the important issues in current world development process. The article takes 31 provinces (districts and cities) China as research object constructs a multidimensional food level evaluation index system from four dimensions: quantitative security, nutritional ecological capacity security. Using entropy method, China’s was calculated for ten-year period 2013 to 2022. Overall, showed an upward trend during decade, with Shandong, Heilongjiang, Henan having highest distribution dynamics its spatiotemporal evolution seven regions were examined using Dagum Gini coefficient decomposition, absolute conditional convergence different areas verified. results study show that within East have largest gap levels between them, there β-convergence. Looking at whole, characterized by significant convergence, which means low will faster rate growth than those high resulting gradual narrowing provinces.

Language: Английский

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Valuing Sustainability Impacts and Food Security Effects of Local Mariculture

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 16(22), P. 9625 - 9625

Published: Nov. 5, 2024

Global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and regional like wars in Ukraine Gaza have affected still affect global supply chains, including those for food. This has increased awareness of importance local food production, aquaculture mariculture. In this study, we point out calculate economic values environmental sustainability security inherent production versus import alternatives. We present a case study involving effects supplying sea fish to Israeli market from imports. The results show that increasing consumption seabream Israel imports, rather than causes substantial external costs by damage due transport potential insecurity. Decision-makers should take these into account when deciding on policy support aquaculture.

Language: Английский

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Economic Access to Food and COVID-19: New Challenges for the Russian Exclave

Regional Research of Russia, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(3), P. 335 - 349

Published: Sept. 1, 2022

Language: Английский

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A New Perspective on Historical Theories of Poverty

PERENNIAL JOURNAL OF HISTORY, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4(1), P. 1 - 25

Published: June 6, 2023

The current study aims to examine poverty theories in light of new perspectives and approaches. methodology used for this research, that is solely qualitative, based on the literature. explores a variety poverty, including classical, neoclassical, Keynesian, Marxist/radical, monetary, cultural, ecological, economic, political theory social exclusion capital. Some policy measures are suggested overcome such as economic growth must benefit all citizens through progressive tax systems, education, health, work opportunities, improving infrastructure local industries competitiveness, increased transparency, stricter enforcement, strengthening institutions prevent corruption, encourage participation voter parties, debate, trade, investment, renewable energy sources, self-help strategies reduce poverty.

Language: Английский

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