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Agricultural genetic engineering technology and sustainable development in the African food security context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
to benefit sustainable development (SD) in the context of African food security. Three sources of information constitute the basis of analysis and discussion. First, meta-analysis and systematic review of peer-reviewed articles and policy studies which argue...
Digital agriculture' implications for small farmers : evidence from Colombia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
potential benefits, such as improved technical efficiency, resource allocation, and reduced transaction costs, the understanding of the risks and challenges associated with its implementation remains limited. This qualitative study focuses on exploring...
Forming supply chains framed within agroecological principles : possibilities for the Andean blueberry in Antioquia, Colombia.
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
(Vaccinium Meridionale Swartz) supply chain encounter when trying to associate, access institutions and external resources, and influence policies, considering Colombia's legal framework governing food supply chains. Overall, this study contributes to a...
Acculturation and social capital of Somali Muslim women
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/31/2026] This study examines the social capital and acculturation of 20 Somali immigrant women who participate in a community garden in a small Minnesota town. Even though some of them did not enter the U.S. as refugees, all...
Food insecurity and foraging food from gardening, hunting, and fishing among supplemental nutrition assistance program and eligible supplemental nutrition assistance program families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)
or fishing, and shopping at dollar and club stores, and 2) if strategies such as gardening, fishing, and hunting are associated with greater household food security. The sustainable livelihood approach provides a framework to study everyday activities...
Into the forests (and fields and yards) : re-thinking rural development and local food systems with wild harvesters in the Ozark highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Local food systems are regularly advocated as a strategy for community economic development focused on market-based practices. Two particular critiques of this strategy have emerged that underlie this study. The first is that research on local food...
Small-medium enterprise experiences of financial service in urban and rural settings : a phenomenological study of a changing community finance landscape and the sustainable finance narrative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)
Relationships between small-medium size businesses ('SME') and community banks are complex, meaningful, and often described as characteristically "opaque". This study offers a conceptual framework for exploring this "opaqueness" from the perspective...