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Record Nr.

UNINA9910878993103321

Autore

Ogwu Matthew Chidozie

Titolo

Food Safety and Quality in the Global South

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer, , 2024

©2024

ISBN

981-9724-28-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (749 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

IzahSylvester Chibueze

NtuliNontuthuko Rosemary

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I: Topical Food Quality and Safety Issues in the Global South -- 1: Food Security Complexities in the Global South -- 1.1  Introduction -- 1.2  Food Security and Food Insecurity Challenges in the Global South -- 1.2.1  Food Security in the Global South -- 1.2.2  Food Insecurity in the Global South -- 1.3  Causes of Food Insecurity -- 1.3.1  Natural and Man-Made Hazards as Causes of Food Insecurity -- 1.3.1.1  Climate Change and Its Impact on Food Security -- 1.3.1.2  Impact of Severe Weather, Particularly Floods -- 1.3.1.3  Uncontrolled Bush Burning and Its Impact on Agriculture -- 1.3.1.4  Diversion of Resources and Its Impact on Food Security -- 1.4  Bottom of Form -- 1.4.1  Sickness and Diseases (COVID-19) and Insect Outbreaks -- 1.4.1.1  Impact of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity -- 1.4.1.2  Insect Outbreaks as Contributors to Food Insecurity -- 1.4.2  Economic Growth and the Impact of Agricultural Practices -- 1.4.2.1  Production of Biofuel -- 1.4.2.2  Challenges in Cassava Bread Production -- 1.4.3  Impact of Conflict on Food Security -- 1.4.3.1  Farmer-Herder Crises (Cattle Grazing) -- 1.4.3.2  Boko Haram Crises -- 1.4.3.3  Hostage-Taking/Kidnapping -- 1.4.3.4  Crisis in the South East Nigeria -- 1.4.3.5  Militia Groups in the Niger Delta -- 1.4.4  Challenges in Processing and Storage Facilities (Low Tech) -- 1.4.5  Interconnection of Hunger and Poverty -- 1.4.6  Impact of Rural-Urban



Migration on Food Security -- 1.4.7  Impact of Urbanization and Industrialization on Food Security -- 1.4.8  Impact of Population Increase on Food Security -- 1.5  Effects of Food Insecurity in the Global South -- 1.5.1  Impact of Food Insecurity on Maternal Health and Childbirth -- 1.5.2  Hunger and Malnutrition as Consequences of Food Insecurity.

1.5.3  Elevated Maternal Death Rates Due to Food Insecurity -- 1.5.4  Impacts on Health: Low Immunity and Disease -- 1.5.5  Political Unrest and Escalation in Crime Rates -- 1.5.6  Psychological Impact of Food Insecurity in the Global South -- 1.5.7  Impact of Food Insecurity on Productivity and Work Performance -- 1.5.8  Economic Impact of Food Insecurity -- 1.5.9  Unemployment and Agricultural Challenges -- 1.5.10  Social Unrest and Increased Crime Rates -- 1.6  Possible Mitigation Measures of Food Insecurity in the Global South -- 1.6.1  Population Control for Mitigating Food Insecurity -- 1.6.2  Enhancing Processing and Storage Facilities as a Solution to Food Insecurity -- 1.6.3  Infrastructure Development: Nurturing Food Security -- 1.6.4  Coherent Policy Framework: A Guiding Principle for Food Security -- 1.6.5  Trade Barrier Abolition for Food Security Enhancement -- 1.6.6  Enhancing Trade Laws to Foster Food Security -- 1.6.7  Sensitization and Education: A Crucial Food Insecurity Mitigation Strategy -- 1.6.8  Providing Accessible Credit Facilities: Fostering Agricultural Growth -- 1.7  Conclusion -- References -- 2: Food Insecurity in the Global South: Food System Challenges -- 2.1  Introduction -- 2.2  State of Food Systems in the Global South -- 2.3  Food System Challenges: The Current Situation -- 2.4  Food Insecurity in the Global South: A Growing Trend -- 2.5  Some Future Considerations -- 2.5.1  Alternative Biofertiliser Sources for the Global South -- 2.5.2  Alternative Water Sources for the Global South -- 2.5.3  Enhancing Research at National and Regional Levels -- 2.6  Conclusion -- References -- 3: Enhancing Food Safety and Quality Through Sustainable Food Production and Consumption Practices in the Global South -- 3.1  Introduction -- 3.1.1  Elevating Global Food Safety and Sustainability.

3.1.2  Sustainable Food Production and Consumption: A Paradigm for Progress -- 3.2  Challenges of Food Safety and Quality Issues in the Global South -- 3.3  Understanding Food Contamination: Causes, Types, and Prevention Measures -- 3.3.1  Causes of Food Contamination -- 3.3.1.1  Contamination of Raw Foods from External Sources -- 3.3.1.2  Food Contamination During Transportation -- 3.3.1.3  Food Contamination Through Packaging -- 3.3.1.4  Food Contamination During Storage -- 3.3.2  Types of Food Contamination -- 3.3.3  Preventive Measures for Food Contamination -- 3.4  Consequences of Poor Food Safety and Quality on Health, Economy, Environment, and Sociocultural Activities -- 3.4.1  Health Consequences -- 3.4.2  Economic Consequences -- 3.4.3  Environmental Consequences -- 3.4.4  Sociocultural Consequences -- 3.5  Sustainable Food Production and Consumption Practices for Food Safety and Quality -- 3.5.1  Plant-Based Diet -- 3.5.2  Consumer Awareness -- 3.5.3  Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) -- 3.5.4  Organic Farming -- 3.5.5  Renewable Energy -- 3.6  Policies and Interventions to Enhance Food Safety and Quality in the Global South -- 3.6.1  Implementing Food Safety Regulations -- 3.6.2  Capacity Building and Training -- 3.6.3  Encouraging Collaboration -- 3.7  Conclusions -- References -- 4: Safe Food and Non-Communicable Diseases in the Global South -- 4.1  Introduction -- 4.2  Leading Causes of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Global South -- 4.2.1  Unhealthy Diets -- 4.2.2  Physical Inactivity and Sedentary



Lifestyles -- 4.2.3  Tobacco and Alcohol -- 4.2.4  Obesity and Overweight -- 4.2.5  Age -- 4.2.6  Level of Income -- 4.3  Non-Communicable Diseases Trends in the Global South -- 4.4  Impact of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Global South -- 4.5  Economic Burden of Non-Communicable Diseases in the Global South.

4.6  Politics of Non-Communicable Diseases: Focus on Care and Safe Food Intake -- 4.6.1  Care -- 4.6.2  Safe Food Intake -- 4.7  The Linkage of Non-Communicable Diseases to Health Policies: Ghana as an Example -- 4.7.1  Research on Non-Communicable Diseases -- 4.7.2  Policy on Non-Communicable Diseases -- 4.8  Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases -- 4.9  Conclusion -- References -- 5: Indices for Monitoring and Measuring the Physicochemical Properties of Safe and Quality Food -- 5.1  Introduction -- 5.2  Physicochemical Properties of Food -- 5.2.1  Appearance of Food -- 5.2.2  Texture of Food -- 5.2.3  Flavour of Food -- 5.2.4  Moisture Content of Food -- 5.2.5  pH and Titratable Acidity (TTA) -- 5.2.6  Functional Properties of Food -- 5.2.6.1  Swelling Capacity (Swelling Index) -- 5.2.6.2  Water and Oil Absorption Capacity -- 5.2.6.3  Bulk Density -- 5.2.6.4  Solubility -- 5.2.6.5  Gelation Capacity, Gelatinisation Temperature, and the Least Gelation Concentration -- 5.2.6.6  Emulsion Capacity -- 5.2.6.7  Foaming Capacity -- 5.2.6.8  Aeration and Aeration Capacity of Food -- 5.2.6.9  Dextrinisation -- 5.2.7  Rheological Properties of Food -- 5.2.8  Microbial Safety of Food -- 5.2.9  Oxidative Stability of Food -- 5.3  Factors Affecting Physicochemical Properties of Food -- 5.3.1  Nutrients Composition -- 5.3.1.1  Ash -- 5.3.1.2  Protein -- 5.3.1.3  Carbohydrates -- 5.3.1.4  Lipids: Fat and Oil -- 5.3.2  Processing Techniques and Conditions -- 5.3.3  Structure of the Food Components -- 5.4  Quality Monitoring and Measuring Indices -- 5.4.1  Subjective Monitoring and Measurement Techniques: Sensory Evaluation -- 5.4.1.1  Difference Testing -- 5.4.1.2  Affective Testing -- 5.4.1.2.1 Behavioural Observation -- 5.4.1.3  Descriptive Testing -- 5.4.1.4  Sensory Evaluation Test Precautions -- 5.4.2  Objective Monitoring and Measurement Techniques.

5.4.2.1  Analytical Techniques: Chemical, Physical, and Microscopic Methods -- 5.4.2.2  Food Instrumentation -- 5.5  Measurement of Physicochemical Qualities of Food in the Global South -- 5.6  Analytical and Instrumental Measurement of Selected Food Composition and Properties -- 5.7  Conclusion -- References -- 6: Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety in the Global South: Sustainable Management Perspectives -- 6.1  Introduction -- 6.2  Food and Food Quality and Safety -- 6.3  Quality and Safety Attributes of Fresh Food Categories/Produce -- 6.3.1  Quality and Safety Attributes of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables -- 6.3.2  Quality and Safety Attributes of Grains -- 6.3.3  Quality and Safety Attributes of Legumes -- 6.3.4  Quality and Safety Attributes of Nuts and Seeds -- 6.3.5  Quality and Safety Attributes of Meat -- 6.3.6  Quality and Safety Attributes of Seafood -- 6.3.7  Quality and Safety Attributes of Dairy and Eggs -- 6.4  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Fresh Food Categories -- 6.4.1  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Fruits and Vegetables -- 6.4.2  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Grains -- 6.4.3  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Legumes -- 6.4.4  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Nuts and Seeds -- 6.4.5  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Meat -- 6.4.6  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Fish and Seafood -- 6.4.7  Factors Affecting the Post-harvest Food Quality and Safety of Dairy and Eggs -- 6.5  Quality and Safety Standards for the Fresh Food Groups-Emphasis



on the Global South -- 6.5.1  Quality and Safety Standards for Fruits and Vegetables -- 6.5.2  Quality and Safety Standards for Grains -- 6.5.3  Quality and Safety Standards for Legumes.

6.5.4  Quality and Safety Standards for Nuts and Seeds.