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Food security [[electronic resource] ] : quality management, issues and economic implications / / Maddox A. Jones and Francisco E. Hernandez, editors
Food security [[electronic resource] ] : quality management, issues and economic implications / / Maddox A. Jones and Francisco E. Hernandez, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Altri autori (Persone) JonesMaddox A
HernandezFrancisco E
Collana Hunger and poverty : causes, impacts and eradication
Food science and technology
Soggetto topico Food security
Food security - Quality control
Food security - Social aspects
Food security - Economic aspects
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-62081-736-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910453214403321
New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
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Food security [[electronic resource] ] : quality management, issues and economic implications / / Maddox A. Jones and Francisco E. Hernandez, editors
Food security [[electronic resource] ] : quality management, issues and economic implications / / Maddox A. Jones and Francisco E. Hernandez, editors
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Altri autori (Persone) JonesMaddox A
HernandezFrancisco E
Collana Hunger and poverty : causes, impacts and eradication
Food science and technology
Soggetto topico Food security
Food security - Quality control
Food security - Social aspects
Food security - Economic aspects
ISBN 1-62081-736-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Record Nr. UNINA-9910779900303321
New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
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Food security [[electronic resource] ] : quality management, issues and economic implications / / Maddox A. Jones and Francisco E. Hernandez, editors
Food security [[electronic resource] ] : quality management, issues and economic implications / / Maddox A. Jones and Francisco E. Hernandez, editors
Edizione [1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (296 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Altri autori (Persone) JonesMaddox A
HernandezFrancisco E
Collana Hunger and poverty : causes, impacts and eradication
Food science and technology
Soggetto topico Food security
Food security - Quality control
Food security - Social aspects
Food security - Economic aspects
ISBN 1-62081-736-5
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Intro -- FOOD SECURITY -- FOOD SECURITY -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- DOES IT REALLY MATTER WHETHER FOOD IS PRODUCED AND PROVIDED BY A MAN OR A WOMAN? -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. RURAL SUDAN CONTEXT -- 3. RESEARCH METHODS -- 4. THE PRODUCERS AND PROVIDERS OF HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY -- 4.1. Gender Division of Labor in Rural Areas -- 4.2. Gender Role in Food Production -- 4.3. Male's and Female's Coping and Risk-Reduction Strategies -- 4.4. Safe Household Drinking Water -- 5. SUSTAINING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SUPPLIES -- 5.1. Gender Role in Post-Harvesting Activities -- 5.2. Alternative Food Resources -- 6. GENDER ROLE IN ENSURING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY AND IMPROVING NUTRITIONAL QUALITY -- 6.1. Men's and Women's Contribution to Their Household Nutrition Status -- 6.2. Decisions about What Food to Cook Each Day -- 7. LESSONS LEARNED -- 7.1. Mapping Gender Inequalities in Terms of Access to Resources and Services -- 7.2. How the Problems Women as Food Producer Encountered Can be Resolved Through Policies and Interventions? -- 7.3. Gender Framework to Promote the Food Security Producers and Providers -- CONCLUSION AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- IMPACT OF VEGETABLE BREEDING INDUSTRY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BIODIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. WORLD IMPORTANCE OF VEGETABLES -- 3. VEGETABLE MARKETING AND TRADING -- 4. VEGETABLE BREEDING INDUSTRY, BIODIVERSITY AND FOOD SECURITY -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Techniques of Vegetable Breeding -- 4.3. The Commercial Breeding Industry -- 5. INTELECTUAL PROPERTY IN VEGETABLE BREEDING -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Plant Breeder's Rights -- 5.3. Patent Rights -- 5.4. Plant Breeder's Rights versus Patent Rights -- 6. TRENDS IN BIODIVERSITY AND VEGETABLE BREEDING -- 7. FOOD SECURITY AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND POOR VEGETABLE FARMERS -- CONCLUSION.
REFERENCES -- TRADE AND AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM FOR FOOD SECURITY IN TOMORROW'S AFRICA AND ASIA -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND WORLD TRADE -- 3. GLOBAL TRADE INSTITUTIONS AND AGRICULTURAL TRADE POLICY -- Market Access -- Domestic Support -- Export Subsidies -- 4. ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS ON TRADE -- 5. DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND TRADE IN AFRICA -- 6. DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND TRADE IN ASIA -- 7. GLOBAL FOOD SITUATION -- The Main Aspects of Global Food Security -- Availability -- Stability -- Utilization -- Access -- 8. THREATS TO FOOD IN AFRICA -- 9. THREATS TO FOOD IN ASIA -- 10. IMPLICATIONS OF ASIAN AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND TRADE FOR AFRICA -- 11. REFORMING AGRICULTURAL POLICY AND TRADE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL, POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL THREATS FOR FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA: PRESENT KNOWLEDGE AND FUTURE EXPECTATIONS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. KEY INTERNATIONAL POLICIES ON AGRICULTURE -- 2a.) Policy on Diversification of Farm Households -- 2b.) Rural economy and Land use Policies -- 2c.) Policies on Bio-Security -- 3. AGRICUTURAL SUBSIDY POLICIES AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA -- 3a.) Impact of Agricultural Subsidy on African and Asian Farmers -- 3b.) Impact of Agricultural Subsidy on African Farmers -- 3c.) Impact of Agricultural Subsidy on Asian Farmers -- 3d.) Comparison of the Impact of Subsidy at Global Levels -- 4. ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS TO FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA -- 4a.) Bio-Fuel Production -- 4b.) Climate Change -- 4c.) Other Environmental Threats to Food Security in Africa -- 5. POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC THREATS TO FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA -- 5a.) Trade Barriers and Restrictions -- 5b.) Governments Policy Uncertainty -- 5c.) Oil and Gas Prices Movements -- 5d.) Political Instability and Wars.
5e.) Other Political and Economic Threats to Food Security in Africa -- 6. SOCIAL THREATS TO FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA -- 6a.) Rapid population Growth -- 6b.) Land Ownership Challenges -- 6c.) Other Social Threats to Food Security in Africa -- 7. TECHNOLOGICAL THREATS TO FOOD SECURIY IN AFRICA -- 7a.) Inadequate Farming Technology and Equipments -- 7b.) Fertilizer Supply Challenges -- 7c.). Lack of Improved Seeds -- 7d.) Soil Fertility -- 7e.) Other Technological Threats to Food Security in Africa -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- ROLE OF RICE IN FOOD SECURITY OF BANGLADESH -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1. Demography -- 1.2. Major Issues and Challenges -- 1.2.1. High Population Growth -- 1.2.2. Declining and Degrading Land Resources -- 1.2.3. Decreasing Water Resources -- 1.2.4. Increasing Natural Hazards -- 1.2.5. Climate Change Vulnerability -- 1.2.6. Wide Yield Gap -- 2. FOOD SECURITY -- 2.1. Trends in Food Production, Consumption, Requirements and Nutrition -- 2.2. Food Availability -- 2.3. Food Production -- 2.3.1. Crop Production -- 2.3.2. Fish Production -- 2.3.3. Livestock Production -- 2.3.4. Seasonal Variation in Availability -- 2.3.5. Management and Research Needs -- 2.4. Consumption -- 2.5. Access to Food -- 2.5.1. Government's Social Safety Net Programs -- 2.5.2. Public Food Distribution System (PFDS) -- 2.6. Requirement -- 3. RICE IN FOOD SECURITY -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- AN ASSESSMENT OF THE BRAZILIAN POPULAR RESTAURANT PROGRAM AS AN INTEGRATED ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY AND HEALTH PROMOTION -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- The Popular Restaurants in the City of Palmas, Northern Brazil -- METHODOLOGY -- Data Collection -- Microbiological Analysis of Meals -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS -- Socio-Economic Profile of Popular Restaurants' Users -- Health Characteristics -- Dietary Assessment -- Microbiological Analysis of Food.
DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- FINANCIAL SUPPORT -- REFERENCES -- FOOD AND WATER SECURITY INITIATIVES IN POOR URBAN, PERI-URBAN AND RURAL SETTLEMENTS IN ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY, SOUTH AFRICA -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (IMS - AGROECOLOGY PROGRAM) -- 3. ETHEKWINI WATER AND SANITATION (EWS) -- 4. EXAMPLES OF PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (IMS) AND ETHEKWINI WATER AND SANITATION (EWS) -- 4.1. Rainwater Harvesting (EWS and Valley Trust) -- 4.2. Composting -- (a.) Composting of Sewage Sludge (EWS) -- (b.) Sludge Pelletizing (EWS) -- (c.) Composting in Bags (IMS) -- 4.3. Biodigesters (IMS) -- 4.4. Use of Greywater for Irrigation -- (a.) Vertical Gardens for Densely Populated Informal Settlements (EWS) -- (b.) Container Gardening (IMS) -- (c.) Homestead Food Gardens for Rural Settlements (IMS and EWS, via Ethekwini Municipality Imagine Durban/Sustainable Cities Initiative) -- 4.5. Irrigation with Treated Wastewater -- (a.) Magabheni (EWS/IMS) -- (b.) Newlands-Mashu (EWS/BORDA/University of Kwazulu-Natal/IMS) -- 4.6. Recovery of Nutrients from Urine (EWS/University of Kwazulu-Natal/EAWAG) -- 5. INTEGRATED COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY EWS AND IMS -- 5.1. Johanna Road Informal Settlement -- 5.2. School Sanitation Project, Frasers Saraswati School, Tongaat -- CONCLUSION -- ACKOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH FOR FOOD SECURITY: THE CASE OF SHIFTING CULTIVATION AND THE REDD POLICY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. AN OVERVIEW OF SHIFITNG CULTIVATION IN ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES -- 3. ECONOMIC POLICIES AND DEFORESTATION IN ASIAN AND AFRICAN COUNTRIES -- 4. ECONOMIC MODEL OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE -- 5. REDD POLICY AND PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (PES) -- CONCLUSION.
REFERENCES -- GOVERNANCE OF AQUACULTURE: PRINCIPLES AND BEST PRACTICES -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. GOVERNANCE PRINCIPLES -- 2. THE ADMINISTRATION OF AQUACULTURE -- 3. THE LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK OF AQUACULTURE -- 4. THE REGULATION OF AQUACULTURE -- Regulations for Planning an Aquaculture Operation -- Environmental Impact Assessments -- Access to Land and Water -- Regulations for Managing an Aquaculture Operation -- Water and Waste-Water Control -- Fish Movement and Fish Disease -- Drug Use -- Regulations for Marketing Aquaculture Products -- 5. LICENSING -- 6. PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE OF AQUACULTURE -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- UNDERSTANDING THE PATH FOR A HIGHER ENVIRONMENTAL ORIENTATION AT THE SPANISH FOOD INDUSTRY -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS -- 3. RESEARCH METHODS -- 3.1. Data Collection -- 3.2. Data Analysis -- 4. RESULTS AND ANALYSIS -- 4.1. Firms' Profile -- 4.2. Firms Groups -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- ROLE OF PROCESSING INDUSTRY FOR FOOD SECURITY IN INDIA -- INTRODUCTION -- AGRO PROCESSING INDUSTRY -- The Broad Area of Agro-Processing Industry -- Concept of Agro Processing Centre (APC) -- Principle of Establishing APC -- Guidelines to Establishment of APC -- Steps to Start an APC -- Planning -- Execution -- Installation -- Production -- Implementation -- Marketing -- Economic Perspective of APC -- FIXED COST PER YEAR -- ECONOMIC TOOLS/ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF APC -- Status of Agro-Processing Industry -- SECTOR WISE AGRO-PROCESSING -- Rice Milling -- WHEAT MILLING -- Pulse Milling -- OIL EXTRACTION -- Processing of Commercial Crops -- FRUITS AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING -- PACKED AND CONVENIENCE FOOD -- Fishing and Fish Processing -- Meat and Poultry Processing -- Milk and Milk Products -- FUTURE PERSPECTIVES -- Diversification of Agriculture.
Enhancing Export of Value Added Processed Foods.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910828135303321
New York, : Nova Publishers, c2012
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Food system sustainability : insights from duALIne / / edited by Catherine Esnouf, INRA, France, Marie Russel, INRA, France, Nicolas Bricas, CIRAD, France [[electronic resource]]
Food system sustainability : insights from duALIne / / edited by Catherine Esnouf, INRA, France, Marie Russel, INRA, France, Nicolas Bricas, CIRAD, France [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food industry and trade
Sustainable development
ISBN 1-107-06586-0
1-316-09042-6
1-62870-280-X
1-107-05731-0
1-107-05509-1
1-107-05849-X
1-107-05975-5
1-107-05619-5
1-139-56768-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction. -- 1. Context : new challenges for food systems. -- 2. Consumption and consumers. -- 3. Carbon footprint and nutritional quality of diets in France. -- 4. Food systems. -- 5. Industrial organisation and sustainability. -- 6. Urbanisation and the sustainability of food system. -- 7. Losses and wastage. -- 8. International trade, price volatility and standards for sustainability. -- 9. Elements for a foresight debate on food sustainability. -- 10. A critical panorama of methods used to assess food sustainability. -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910462877603321
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
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Food system sustainability : insights from duALIne / / edited by Catherine Esnouf, INRA, France, Marie Russel, INRA, France, Nicolas Bricas, CIRAD, France [[electronic resource]]
Food system sustainability : insights from duALIne / / edited by Catherine Esnouf, INRA, France, Marie Russel, INRA, France, Nicolas Bricas, CIRAD, France [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food industry and trade
Sustainable development
ISBN 1-107-06586-0
1-316-09042-6
1-62870-280-X
1-107-05731-0
1-107-05509-1
1-107-05849-X
1-107-05975-5
1-107-05619-5
1-139-56768-3
Classificazione TEC010000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction. -- 1. Context : new challenges for food systems. -- 2. Consumption and consumers. -- 3. Carbon footprint and nutritional quality of diets in France. -- 4. Food systems. -- 5. Industrial organisation and sustainability. -- 6. Urbanisation and the sustainability of food system. -- 7. Losses and wastage. -- 8. International trade, price volatility and standards for sustainability. -- 9. Elements for a foresight debate on food sustainability. -- 10. A critical panorama of methods used to assess food sustainability. -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910786215403321
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
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Food system sustainability : insights from duALIne / / edited by Catherine Esnouf, INRA, France, Marie Russel, INRA, France, Nicolas Bricas, CIRAD, France [[electronic resource]]
Food system sustainability : insights from duALIne / / edited by Catherine Esnouf, INRA, France, Marie Russel, INRA, France, Nicolas Bricas, CIRAD, France [[electronic resource]]
Pubbl/distr/stampa Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (xi, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food industry and trade
Sustainable development
ISBN 1-107-06586-0
1-316-09042-6
1-62870-280-X
1-107-05731-0
1-107-05509-1
1-107-05849-X
1-107-05975-5
1-107-05619-5
1-139-56768-3
Classificazione TEC010000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction. -- 1. Context : new challenges for food systems. -- 2. Consumption and consumers. -- 3. Carbon footprint and nutritional quality of diets in France. -- 4. Food systems. -- 5. Industrial organisation and sustainability. -- 6. Urbanisation and the sustainability of food system. -- 7. Losses and wastage. -- 8. International trade, price volatility and standards for sustainability. -- 9. Elements for a foresight debate on food sustainability. -- 10. A critical panorama of methods used to assess food sustainability. -- Conclusion.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910814660403321
Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
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Food, farms, and community : exploring food systems / / Lisa Chase & Vern Grubinger
Food, farms, and community : exploring food systems / / Lisa Chase & Vern Grubinger
Autore Chase Lisa
Pubbl/distr/stampa Durham, New Hampshire : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food supply
Food security
Soggetto genere / forma Electronic books.
ISBN 1-61168-687-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction to food systems -- Local food systems -- The business of food and farming -- Values in food systems -- The agricultural workforce -- Farming and the environment -- Climate change and agriculture -- Energy, food, and farms -- Access to healthy food -- Farm to school -- Agritourism and on-farm marketing -- Food safety from farm to fork -- The next generation of farmers -- Maintaining farms and farmland for the future -- Improving food systems.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910463592003321
Chase Lisa  
Durham, New Hampshire : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , [2014]
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Food, farms, and community : exploring food systems / / Lisa Chase & Vern Grubinger
Food, farms, and community : exploring food systems / / Lisa Chase & Vern Grubinger
Autore Chase Lisa
Pubbl/distr/stampa Durham, New Hampshire : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food supply
Food security
ISBN 1-61168-687-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction to food systems -- Local food systems -- The business of food and farming -- Values in food systems -- The agricultural workforce -- Farming and the environment -- Climate change and agriculture -- Energy, food, and farms -- Access to healthy food -- Farm to school -- Agritourism and on-farm marketing -- Food safety from farm to fork -- The next generation of farmers -- Maintaining farms and farmland for the future -- Improving food systems.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910788080803321
Chase Lisa  
Durham, New Hampshire : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , [2014]
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Food, farms, and community : exploring food systems / / Lisa Chase & Vern Grubinger
Food, farms, and community : exploring food systems / / Lisa Chase & Vern Grubinger
Autore Chase Lisa
Pubbl/distr/stampa Durham, New Hampshire : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , [2014]
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (297 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food supply
Food security
ISBN 1-61168-687-3
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Introduction to food systems -- Local food systems -- The business of food and farming -- Values in food systems -- The agricultural workforce -- Farming and the environment -- Climate change and agriculture -- Energy, food, and farms -- Access to healthy food -- Farm to school -- Agritourism and on-farm marketing -- Food safety from farm to fork -- The next generation of farmers -- Maintaining farms and farmland for the future -- Improving food systems.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910823624903321
Chase Lisa  
Durham, New Hampshire : , : University of New Hampshire Press, , [2014]
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Global food security and supply / / Wayne Martindale
Global food security and supply / / Wayne Martindale
Autore Martindale Wayne <1965->
Pubbl/distr/stampa Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015
Descrizione fisica 1 online resource (231 p.)
Disciplina 338.1/9
Soggetto topico Food supply
Food security
ISBN 1-118-69929-7
1-118-69931-9
1-118-69928-9
Classificazione TEC012000
Formato Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione eng
Nota di contenuto Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Introduction; 1: The Basis for Food Security; 1.1 Defining What Food Security Is and How Food Supply Chains Can Deliver It; 1.2 The Convergence of Food Security Research, Economics, and Policy; 1.3 The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); 1.4 Measuring Hunger in a Changing World to Establish Security; 1.5 The Undernutrition and Overnutrition Gap; 1.6 The Supply Chain and Nutrition Gaps; 1.7 The Relationship between Food Security and Biology; 1.8 The Relationship between Food Security and Biotechnology
1.9 Genetic Diversity of Agricultural Crops and Livestock1.10 Trade Agreements and the Development of Agricultural Supply; References; 2: Understanding Food Supply Chains; 2.1 Current Methods of Assessing Food Supply Chain Efficiencies That Enable Food Security Projections; 2.2 How Population Growth and Limiting Factors Define Demand and Food Security; 2.3 Global Population Estimates and Projections; 2.4 Consumption and Population Growth: Demonstrating the Impact of Dietary Changes and Transitions; 2.5 Optimising Nutrition across Supply Chains Is the Focus of the Second Green Revolution
2.6 The Emergence of Sustainable Farming Reconnecting Supply Chains: A Case Study of the Establishment of the Landcare Movement in Australia2.7 The Long-Term Field Experiments at Rothamsted and Their Power of Demonstrating Good Nutrient Balance in Agriculture Has Been Crucial to the Development of Sustainable Food Supply; 2.8 Long-Term Field Experiments Hold Critical Data That Provide Our Understanding of Nutrient Flows in Farming Systems So That Sustainable Food Supply Chains Are Developed; 2.9 The Sustainable Production of Livestock and Long-Term Data
2.10 The Historical Proof of the Value of Agricultural Innovations in Providing Food Security2.11 The Relationship between Field Trials, Investments, and Innovation; References; 3: The Scientific Basis for Food Security; 3.1 The Supply of Essential Plant Nutrients; 3.2 Plant Nutrients and Phytonutrients in the Food Supply Chain: Establishing a Nutritional Understanding Using Human Trials; 3.3 Biomass, the Base of the Supply Chain; 3.4 The Interception of Light by Crop Canopies: How the Molecular Scale Impacts on Food Supply Chain Efficiency
3.5 The Requirement for Breeding New Crop Varieties and Selecting for Increased Sink Capacity of Crops3.6 Photosynthetic Metabolism, the Biochemical Driver of Production; 3.7 Environmental Stress Events and Their Impacts on Food Supply; 3.8 The Principles of Integrated Management across the Food Chain: A Food Supply Chain Perspective; 3.9 The Modern Agricultural System, the Dietary Interface, and Food Supply; References; 4: The Sociological Basis for Food Security; 4.1 Challenges and Solutions; 4.2 Free Trade Transitions into Sustainability
4.3 Increasing Food Supplies Have Been a Major Achievement since 1975, but There Is Increased Resource Nationalism Evident by the Emergence of 'National Interests in a Shrinking World'
Record Nr. UNINA-9910132348603321
Martindale Wayne <1965->  
Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom ; ; Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons Inc., , 2015
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