La desnutrición es un problema que afecta el crecimiento, desarrollo y salud en general, especialmente de los niños menores de cinco años y mujeres embarazadas.
En México, los indicadores de bajo peso y talla señalan una reducción de 8 y 13.3 %, respectivamente, entre 1988 y 2012. A pesar de las...
Ramírez Jaspeado, Rocío
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Palacios-Rojas, Natalia
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Funes, José
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Pérez, Salomón
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Donnet, M. Laura
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[Identificación de áreas potenciales en México para la intervención con maíz biofortificado con zinc = Identification of potential areas in México for intervention with biofortified high-zinc maize]
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Identificación de áreas potenciales en México para la intervención con maíz biofortificado con zinc = Identification of potential areas in México for intervention with biofortified high-zinc maize
The success of biofortification, the process of generating new staple crops varieties with higher micronutrient content, depends on whether those biofortified cultivars are accepted by target populations. Consumer behavior economics argues that socioeconomic, cultural and biological characteristi...
Pérez, Salomón
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Buritica Casanova, Alexander
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Oparinde, Adewale
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Birol, Ekin
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González, Carolina
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[Identifying Socioeconomic Characteristics Defining Consumers’ Acceptance for Main Organoleptic Attributes of an Iron-biofortified Bean Variety in Guatemala]
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Identifying Socioeconomic Characteristics Defining Consumers’ Acceptance for Main Organoleptic Attributes of an Iron-biofortified Bean Variety in Guatemala
This study introduces respondent’s market participation on the analysis of the consumer acceptance of biofortified beans. Biofortification is a complementary strategy to fight iron deficiencies mainly in populations who usually produce and consume their own beans. As most of biofortification’s ta...
Pérez, Salomón
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González, Carolina
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Oparinde, Adewale
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Birol, Ekin
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Zeller, Manfred
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[The Role of Respondents’ Market Participation in Consumer Acceptance of Seeds and Grains of an Iron-Enriched Bean Variety in Guatemala]
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The Role of Respondents’ Market Participation in Consumer Acceptance of Seeds and Grains of an Iron-Enriched Bean Variety in Guatemala
Micronutrient malnutrition affects 2 billion people worldwide and biofortification could prove to be a cost-effective solution to its alleviation. The aims of this study are as follows: (i) to understand consumer acceptance of the main sensory characteristics such as taste, color, texture, etc., ...
Pérez, Salomón
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Oparinde, Adewale
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Birol, Ekin
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González, Carolina
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Zeller, Manfred
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[Consumer acceptance of an iron bean variety in Northwest Guatemala: the role of information and repeated messaging]
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Consumer acceptance of an iron bean variety in Northwest Guatemala: the role of information and repeated messaging
Birol, Ekin
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Meenakshi, J.V.
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Oparinde, Adewale
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Pérez, Salomón
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Tomlins, Keith I.
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[Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis]
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Developing country consumers’ acceptance of biofortified foods: a synthesis