Browsing Fakultät für Agrarwissenschaften (inkl. GAUSS) by Referee "Klasen, Stephan Prof. Dr."
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Can modern food retailers improve diets and nutrition in urban Africa? Empirical evidence from Zambia
(2020-06-03)In many developing countries, food environments are changing rapidly, with modern food retailers – such as supermarkets and convenience stores – increasingly replacing or complementing traditional food retailers. In ... -
Essays on Indonesian Undernutrition Vulnerability and Domestic Asymmetric Rice Price Transmission with the World
(2019-11-05)This dissertation addresses two different aspects related to food security problems in Indonesia, particularly from the aspect of food accessibility and availability. The first essay deals with the assessment of ... -
Nutrition transition in urban Kenya: The role of supermarkets and nutritional knowledge
(2017-08-08)Nutrition transition is described as a shift in demographic and epidemiologic patterns; fostered through economic development, globalization, urbanization, and technological improvements. Depending on the stage of transition ... -
Can Sustainability Standards Promote Socioeconomic Development in the Small Farm Sector? Insights from Coffee Producers in Uganda
(2017-05-31)Sustainable food production and consumption are important goals for an increasing number of consumers, policy makers, and other actors along global food chains. This is also reflected in the 12th United Nations’ Sustainable ... -
An analysis of the dynamics of two high-value export chains: smallholder participation, standards and trust
(2015-09-02)Globalization and growing demand for high-quality food have facilitated and increased international trade in food products and at the same time opened up new and promising business opportunities for farmers worldwide. Given ... -
Empirical investigations into performance and dynamics of agricultural firms
(2015-06-24)This thesis presents three selected studies on the topic of performance and dynamics of agricultural firms. It constitutes three empirical investigations which analyze the factors that determine firm performance, changes ... -
Oil palm expansion among Indonesian smallholders - adoption, welfare implications and agronomic challenges
(2015-05-29)Oil palm has become one of the most rapidly expanding crops throughout the humid tropics. Over the last two decades, the area under oil palm has almost tripled and its production more than quadrupled. This development is ... -
The nutrition transition, supermarkets, and nutritional outcomes in developing countries
(2014-07-29)Many developing countries are currently undergoing a rapid nutrition transition. This transition is characterized by changes in dietary habits towards more energy-dense, often processed foods with high fat and sugar contents, ... -
Decision Making under Uncertainty in Developed and Developing Countries: An Experimental Analysis of Farmers’ Risk Attitude and Investment Behavior
(2014-06-18)The papers of the dissertation focus on decision making under uncertainty of farmers in developed and developing countries and apply experimental approaches in order to investigate farmers’ risk attitude and investment ... -
Economic Development, Nutrition Transition and Gender Discrimination in China
(2014-02-10)Since the implementation of the “reform and opening up” policy in 1978, China has been experiencing remarkable economic growth. This economic success can be partly attributed to technological progress, even though no ... -
Social Services, Water Access, and Agricultural Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa
(2012-11-19)In sub-Saharan Africa, public resource allocation in social service sectors can be particular important in that low levels of development can make private services inaccessible for much of the population. In addition, ... -
A Socioeconomic Analysis of Obesity and Intra-Household Nutritional Inequality in Indonesia
(2012-06-06)While underweight has always been a challenge in developing countries, many poorer countries are today increasingly affected by overweight and obesity. Leading causes for this development are changes in food consumption ...