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Agri-food value chains that generate an increased willingness to pay among consumers by offering enhanced levels of sustainability are widely discussed as an important strategy for creating new business opportunities and fostering food system transformation. Previous research has highlighted the importance of governance arrangements to secure the trust necessary for the establishment of sustainability-based agri-food value chains. However, how different coordination designs by private and public actors along the value chain affect trust formation is not well understood. To address this questio...

Filmmaker Anton Corbijn directs "Squaring the Circle" about album cover design studio Hipgnosis. Watch the trailer, an IndieWire exclusive, here.

A higher quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease This week, a story about a new drug for Parkinson's was the best read article. It's currently in the testing phase in mice. How is the treatment of the disease actually being innovated? 28 February 2021 “The real innovation, of course, is in preventing or curbing the disease,” says Ronald van Broekhoven, physiotherapist and founder of Parkinson’s Expertise Center West-Brabant in The Netherlands. More and more is known, such as the research from the University of Utrecht, which we featured last week. And that, for example, th...

Kieran Van Broekhuizen's Apple watch has a permanent place on his wrist. A personal trainer by trade, he likes to keep a close eye on how much exercise he's doing throughout the day. "I get daily reminders, it's kind-of like a nice kick in the butt every few hours to keep moving," he says. And he's not the only one. A team of international researchers looked at more than 7000 case studies found smartphone fitness apps and wearable trackers do indeed boost physical activity. "We also found that in terms of the other features that were included in those interventions, so personal text messages ...