Innovation management stands as a pivotal driver in attaining enduring sustainability in livelihoods. However, its progress can face formidable obstacles, encompassing the complexities arising from human perceptions. This research delved into the realm of innovation management within the context...

While most studies on African Indigenous Vegetables (AIV) focused on their nutritional values, household income and consumer attitudes, little has been documented on their marketing patterns. This study examines the influence of socio-economic factors and market patterns on AIV marketing among...

People waste a lot of food, especially at the consumption stage in consumer households. Despite the urgency of this topic, little is known about how consumers use visual inspection to decide to throw away fruits and vegetables at different stages of ripening and spoilage. We presented 366 US...

This study identifies changes in fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption habits during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quito-Ecuador and observe relationships regarding household income and the relevance of FV nutritional value. The study used an online survey among urban residents (n = 1093) in...

Purpose: A high fruit and vegetable intake has been associated with reduced risk of hypertension; however, results have been inconsistent and it is unclear whether specific types of fruits and vegetables are particularly beneficial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the...

Purpose A high fruit and vegetable intake has been associated with reduced risk of hypertension; however, results have been inconsistent and it is unclear whether specific types of fruits and vegetables are particularly beneficial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to summarize the...

Recent advances in computer vision have allowed wide-ranging applications in every area of life. One such area of application is the classification of fresh products, but the classification of fruits and vegetables has proven to be a complex problem and needs further development. In recent...

In precision agriculture, computational techniques play a critical role. It is a vital job to detect and classify fruits and vegetables from crops and gardens. In fruit detection and yield estimation, an intelligent detection system is used as a key technology where embedded sensor techniques...

This study analyzes the state of vegetable cultivation and production in the European Union, with a focus on Romania. In 2022, Romania ranked 6th in the EU in terms of vegetable acreage but experienced a significant decline, and using SPSS, we forecast vegetable production and cultivation...

The Romanian vegetable market is in continuous development, with consumers preferring local vegetables to the detriment of imported ones. Even though there is a very good potential and a fairly varied supply of fresh vegetables on the domestic market, some of the producers have given up making...

In this paper, we estimate the effect of temperature shocks on the price of nine vegetables with a high contribution to Mexico's non core inflation. We utilize monthly panel data of the price index of each vegetable at the city level which we combine with high resolution weather data of the...

The increasing availability of retail scanner data makes it possible to study consumer demand at more disaggregated levels than ever before. This paper derives the asymptotic properties for a tractable iterated three stage least squares (I3SLS) estimator and applies it to estimate a quadratic...

-- Chapter 1. Introduction , Jiandong Chen -- Chapter 2.Selection and Comparison of Satellite Data, Jiandong Chen, Zhiwen Li, Malin Song, Ying Feng -- Chapter 3.Measurement of Vegetation Carbon Sequestration Data in China, Jiandong Chen, Zhiwen Li, Malin Song, Ying Feng -- Chapter 4.Changes and...

What accounts for the ubiquity of small vendors operating side-by-side in the urban centers of developing countries? Why don’t competitive forces drive some vendors out of the market? We ran an experiment in Kolkata vegetable markets in which we induced (via subsidizing) some vendors to sell...

Restrictions on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and incentives for fruit and vegetable (FV) purchases are recommended as policy options for Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) to promote healthy food consumption among low-income Americans in the United States. This mixed methods...

What accounts for the ubiquity of small vendors operating side-by-side in the urban centers of developing countries? Why don’t competitive forces drive some vendors out of the market? We ran an experiment in Kolkata vegetable markets in which we induced (via subsidizing) some vendors to sell...

The paper aims to study the reaction of the Romanian vegetable sector to the disruption of trade flows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, analysing the evolution of the trade of the main vegetable products in the last decade in Romania and making comparisons with the most important vegetable...

The purpose of this study was to assess the current state of existing traceability systems in Vietnam's fruit and vegetable (F&V) value chains, examine pertinent policies and regulations, share international good practices and explore their potential applicability to Vietnam, and examine the...

Fear of crime is a concern in developing countries where rule of law is imperfectly enforced. I use a cluster-randomized field experiment in Kenya to show that fear of theft imposes pervasive indirect costs on small-scale farmers, distorting their planting and time use decisions, as well as crop...

Climate variability has profound effects on vegetation. Many studies have investigated the responses of vegetation to climate change but ignored vegetation resilience and cumulative and lagging impacts. In this study, the spatiotemporal characteristics of vegetation resilience and vegetation...

In the study, the effects of aminoethoxy vinyl glycine (AVG), sprayed to jujube ( Ziziphus jujuba Mill. cv. 'Li') trees 2 weeks before the estimated harvest, and maturity stage on fruit quality characteristics and bioactive compounds during cold storage were investigated. Jujube fruit was...

Different varieties of jujube fruits are being grown and consumed in Bangladesh for their nutritional and biological functions. The functional properties of jujube fruits are credited to the abundance of phytochemical compounds. Unfortunately, the quantification and functional characterization...

This study aims to develop an effective and sensitive HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) method to determine the nitrate concentration in fruits and vegetables (F&V) using a C18 column (ZORBAX Eclipse XDB-C18, 80Å, 250 × 4.6 mm, 5 µm­­ (Agilent Technologies)) maintained at 40 0C,...

Spondias mombin is a seasonal tropical fruit with an exotic taste, medicinal and economic benefits yet suffer huge post-harvest losses. Value addition is anticipated to forestall this colossal loss, improve utilization and boost economic potential of the fruit. The study examines the...

In agricultural economics, fluctuations in food prices and the factors affecting these fluctuations have always been an important research topic. From production to delivery to consumers, the supply chain of agricultural products has a dynamic structure with continuous changes. In this dynamic...

Consumer opinion and behavior research plays an important role in the development of the market of specific products. Currently, research in the field of consumer behavior towards organic food, which is gaining popularity on the Polish market whose production is in line with the concept of...

In March 2020, the Philippine government implemented the community quarantine regulation to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this has brought significant changes in the livelihood of small-scale farmers. We conducted a study to understand farmers’ experiences in the first two...