Shan Shan

Global concern over food prices and security has intensified due to armed conflicts such as the Russia–Ukraine war, the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. Traditional analysis of global food prices and their associations with socioeconomic factors has relied on static linear regression models. However, the complexity of socioeconomic factors and their...

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Pongsakorn Suppakittpaisarn, Sarana Rose Sommano, Ratchuporn Suksathan, Methee Wongnak, Prateep Panyadee, Yao Fu, Yinxian Shi, Chunlin Long, Trung Thanh Nguyen, Trong Phuong Tran, Huu Cong Vo, Outhai Soukkhy, and Chanhmany Suphannavong

The rich cultural heritage and plant food diversity of the Mekong region face formidable challenges brought about by the negative effects of modernization and by environmental shifts. Among these plant foods, edible flowers are well rooted in rituals and traditions of the region’s local communities. Unfortunately, industrial-scale food cultivation practices pose...

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Jennifer P. Fronteras, Marivic S. Lacsamana, Florinia E. Merca, Katherine Ann C. Israel, Angelina DR. Felix, Dominica DM. Dacera, Joel Hassan G. Tolentino, Daisic D. Bello, and Restituto T. Tocmo

Pigmented rice varieties are considered rich sources of antioxidant dietary fiber (ADF); consuming them may have health benefits. In this study, bran samples of five Philippine pigmented rice varieties namely, Red-64, Black Rice, Calatrava, Arabon, and Dinorado were analyzed for their ADF contents. The bulk of dietary fiber in the bran of the five varieties is...

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Arjay A. Gerance, Isriya N. Bunyasiri, Prapinwadee D. Sirisupluxana, Dormita R. del Carmen, Matilde D. Maunahan, Wella A. Morales, Christophe B. Lesueur, Faye Madeleine U. Carranza, and Arlene C. Alegre

Pineapple (Ananas comosus L. cv. Queen) is a vital economic driver in Camarines Norte, Philippines, but losses in the value chain pose a significant challenge. This study employed a systems approach to investigate losses and management practices along the Queen pineapple value chain. Through surveys primarily involving 211 farmers and key informant interviews with...

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Masako Morioka, Mohammad Rondhi, and Yasuhiro Mori

This study analyzed the impact of income diversification on agricultural output in Indonesia. We specifically focused on the effects of the cultivation of multiple crops, household heads’ employment in non-agricultural sectors, and regional differences in paddy rice productivity per area. We assessed cross-sectional data from the 2013 Census of Agriculture in...

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Mahar K. Mangahas and Christine Belle Torres

In September 2024, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported that 22.9 percent of Filipino households experienced involuntary hunger—being hungry and not having anything to eat—at least once in the past three months. This paper focuses on the surveys of Philippine hunger conducted by the SWS for over two decades. The SWS is a pioneering nonstock...

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Julieta A. Delos Reyes

Rarely can we find economics books that are not mathematical yet rich in important economic concepts. This book is for those “allergic” to numbers but crave to fully understand economic concepts related to everyday choices. The book is devoid of mind-boggling mathematical notations and symbols; thus, a welcome respite and an easy-on-the-eyes-and-mind...

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