A Multi-case Study of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Operation Model in Beijing

As one of the ways to localize foods,community supported agriculture can strengthen food safety and should be reasonably guided and developed.Based on the analysis of the spatial layout of the community supported agriculture organizations in Beijing,this paper described the development framework and course of community supported agriculture in Beijing.Combining 3 differentiated cases with the consumer's participation in community supported agriculture and the trust mechanism,it was found that the drive type has a very significant impact on the characteristics of these organizations.

Preliminary Study on Effects of the Model of Community-supported Agriculture(CSA) on Urban-rural Income Gap in China

The urban-rural income gap is widening,which has become a bottleneck restricting China＇s economic and social development.It is the current outstanding problems in the harmonious development of the society.Community Supported Agriculture（CSA） is one of the most important forms of sustainable agriculture and it has received the attention in recent years.This paper first introduces the rise and development of CSA in China,and discuss the impact of CSA on urban-rural income gap in China preliminarily in order to provide ideas for improving the farmers＇ income and narrowing the income gap between urban and rural areas.

Socioeconomic support, quality of life, and prognosis of frailty among the older adults

Background: Although socioeconomic support is recommended for frailtymanagement, its association with the prognosis of frailty is unclear.Methods: Using data from participants aged ≥65 years in the ChineseLongitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (2008–2018), the associations betweensocioeconomic support (source of income, medical insurance, communitysupport, living status), onset of prefrailty/frailty, and worsening of prefrailty,were analyzed using multinominal logistic regression models. The associationsbetween self-reported low quality of life (QoL) and reversion of prefrailty/frailty were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression models. Associationswith mortality risk were analyzed using Cox proportional hazardregression models.Results: A total of 13,859 participants (mean age: 85.8 ± 11.1 years) containing2056 centenarians were included. Financial dependence was a risk factor for lowQoL among prefrail/frail individuals, but not among robust individuals. Havingcommercial or other insurance, and receiving social support from the communitywere protective factors for low QoL among prefrail/frail individuals and for theworsening of prefrailty. Continuing to work was a risk factor for low QoL, but aprotective factor for worsening of prefrailty. A negative association betweencontinuing to work and mortality existed in prefrail individuals aged <85 yearsand ≥85 years. Living alone was a risk factor for low QoL, but was notsignificantly associated with frailty prognosis.Conclusions: Prefrail and frail individuals were vulnerable to changes insocioeconomic support and more sensitive to it compared with robustindividuals. Preferential policies regarding financial support, social support,and medical insurance should be developed for individuals with frailty.

JIPB Board,supporting the plant science community through teamwork

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Drinking Water as Iron Carrier for the Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia:The Brazilian Experience

On a global base, estimated 2 billion people are iron deficient and/or anemic with small children and child bearing age most likely to be the ones affected. These high levels of world anemia prevalence have been maintained and even growing in spite of the global and national food fortification programmes carried out in several places. These have been based on the iron fortification of local foods. In Brazil a wheat flour iron fortification program has been going on for several years and the anemia prevalence has been going on as a still large public health problem. We started since the nineties and in several under five day care centers, in various part of Brazil a new program using drinking water as the iron carrier for the prevention of iron deficiency anemia. It was shown through several studies in different places in Brazil that drinking water being available everywhere, daily consumed by everyone, children, adults and old people have shown to be effective for the prevention of iron anemia. Iron salts are low-priced, water soluble, effective, easily and locally prepared, should be known and accepted as a rational, practical and effective locally community preventive solution for iron anemia, still a great problem of our developing and underdeveloped countries of the world.