As a third generation entrepreneur, Shinji strives to create a brand that is unique to him. He said that such goal is a norm in the Japanese big farming business, which contrasts with the quantity over quality emphasis of the Western–i.e., U.S. and Denmark—farmers. In the United States, people spend about 65% of their time…
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A challenge with ethnic networks in Puno relates to their spatial dimensions
Dealing with drought impacts would benefit from a stronger network of information and improved methods of transmitting a concise and less confusing message to stakeholders .The literature establishes the importance of access to health facilities, schools, markets, and town centers for reducing vulnerability and increasing agency. These locations possess resources that farmers and rural populations…
The hierarchical approach uses the likelihood of various sub-indices to create an overall vulnerability
Averaging and additive approaches are the most popular way to combine indicators, due to their simplicity and transparency. However, raw data values present in commensur ability in measurement units and need to be transformed to a consistent unitless scale. The standardization technique chosen should respect both the data properties and the theoretical framework. After input indicators are…
Chemical products extracted from macroalgae account for most of the remaining value
The situation is additionally worrying in view of the spreading pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans that originated from the region and has an impact on other amphibian species, particularly on Palearctic and Nearctic Caudata and anurans , with potentially catastrophic implications . Therefore, it is important to regulate movement of species that can spread pathogens through the pet…
Students learn about the carbon cycle and soil carbon sequestration while building compost piles
Preparing teachers to be effective conduits of climate education is a crucial step in humanity’s response to climate change, as “teachers occupy a social role as cultural authority in traditional classroom contexts and are therefore differentially powerful actors in educational spaces” . Teachers are important influencers of what “comes to matter” in the classroom based…
The most common form of civic participation in UA is through volunteer activities on urban farms
The Baltimore example is especially noteworthy for its long-term planning approach to structuring urban agriculture into the landscape of the city, with considerations for equity in place. However, legalizing the ability to grow food in cities is not enough to promote equity and justice, nor resolve all the legal conundrums related to compliance with the terms…
There has been a proliferation of articles citing the multifaceted array of benefits attributed to urban agriculture
It is currently seeking to advance the goals expressed by farmers for favorable county land use policies through promoting the adoption of an “Agriculture” specific section of the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, currently under revision. A revaluation and realignment of county policy and political economy are needed to accurately account for and…
The private property system in its current form on Lopez poses a barrier to farmland transitions
In the realm of food self-sufficiency, innovative production systems, and climate resilience, there is much to learn from island nations and communities that are on the front lines of adapting food systems to and mitigating climate change. Lopez is striving to create a robust, resilient, socially just local food system, a distinct and more complex…
Recall error may increase the further back in time the participants were asked to remember
Among SUPERB participants, 23% reported using sprays inside their homes in the last year. Of these, 66% applied insecticides to only one room in their home, the remaining applied insecticides to 2 and 3 rooms . The most commonly treated room was the kitchen . Application in the kitchen creates a possibility for further exposure to…
Co-workers are also less likely to recognize and intervene during an instance of sexual harassment
We instead describe them as “patterns.” In general, one surprising result from our price data sets over time may be the relative lack of overall price movements in California cannabis prices, with the exception of rising maximum prices for cannabis oil cartridges in 2018.The data we report in this paper provides one source of unique…