Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons
Disciplina	307
Soggetto topico	Sociology, Rural Agriculture - Social aspects Food security Nutrition Ecology Sustainable agriculture
Soggetto genere / forma	Periodicals.
Soggetto non controllato	cultuur culture landbouw agriculture voedsel food milieu environment antropologie anthropology sociale antropologie social anthropology Cultural Anthropology (General) Culturele antropologie (algemeen)
ISSN	2153-9561
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Periodico
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Altri titoli varianti	Culture, agriculture, food & environment C & AFE C and AFE CAFE Journal of culture & agriculture
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910137854803321

Autore	Genesin Maria Pia
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Torino : , : G. Giappichelli Editore, , [2018]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (145 pages)
Disciplina	338.19
Soggetto topico	Food security
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	88-921-8410-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	ita
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910494640503321

Autore	Priyadarshan P. M
Edizione	[1st ed. 2024.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (634 pages)
Disciplina	338.16
Altri autori (Persone)	JainShri Mohan PennaSuprasanna Al-KhayriJameel M
Soggetto topico	Agriculture Food security Botany Application software Biotechnology Food Security Plant Science Computer and Information Systems Applications
ISBN	3-031-43548-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	1. Digital Agriculture for the years to come -- 2. Agriculture and food security in the era of climate change -- Part. 1 Vertical farming and nurseries (both controlled and uncontrolled environments) -- 3. Soilless smart agriculture systems for future climate -- 4. Intelligent Nutrient Controlling System for Precision Urban Agriculture -- 5. Vertical farming of Medicinal plants -- 6. Vertical farms in future cities -- Part. 2 IoT (internet of things) in agriculture for improved farm use efficiency, plant and soil management -- 7. Remote sensing in Precision Agriculture -- 8. Sensing Climate Change through Earth Observation: Perspectives at Global and National level -- 9. Satellite-based remote sensing approaches for estimating evapotranspiration from agricultural systems -- 10. Satellite imagery in precision agriculture -- 11. Applications of UAVs: Image-based Plant Phenotyping -- 12. Digital yield predictions -- Part. 3 Digital agriculture: roles in genetic conservation, speed breeding/fast forward breeding -- 13. Crop phenomics and high-throughput phenotyping -- 14. Speed Breeding for crop improvement -- 15. Digital agriculture for enhancing yield, nutrition and biological stress resistance -- 16. Plant-based Electrical Impedance Spectroscopy for plant health monitoring -- 17. Data analytics in agriculture/ Data science and artificial intelligence -- Part 4. Precision agriculture technologies -- 18. Sensing systems for Precision agriculture -- 19. Applications of Robotics in Agriculture -- 20. Analysing data from open sources to manage risks in food production -- 21. Crop modelling for future climate change adaptation.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910805576103321

Autore	Huis Arnold van
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Rome : , : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, , [2013]
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (201 p.)
Disciplina	394.12
Collana	FAO forestry paper
Soggetto topico	Edible insects Entomophagy Food security
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	92-5-107596-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Foreword -- Abbreviations -- Authors' preface -- Acknowledgements -- Executive summary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The role of insects -- 3. Culture, religion and the history of entomophagy -- 4. Edible insects as a natural resource -- 5. Environmental opportunities of insect rearing for food and feed -- 6. Nutritional value of insects for human consumption -- 7. Insects as animal feed -- 8. Farming insects -- 9. Processing edible insects for food and feed -- 10. Food safety and preservation -- 11. Edible insects as an engine for improving livelihoods -- 12. Economics: cash income, enterprise development, markets and trade -- 13. Promoting insects as feed and food -- 14. Regulatory frameworks governing the use of insects for food security -- 15. The way forward -- References -- Further reading.
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910464608503321

Autore	Callahan Joan R
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Santa Barbara, CA, : Greenwood Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (342 p.)
Disciplina	362.196''9-dc22 571.992
Collana	Non-Series
Soggetto topico	Emerging infectious diseases Health risk assessment Food security
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	3-13-372094-5 1-282-38593-3 9786612385933
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; Public Health: A Short History; Koch and His Postulates; Hazard, Threat, and Risk; Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics; What Is Popular Culture?; More Definitions; So How Bad Is It?; 2. Five Big Ones; HIV Disease and AIDS; Malaria; Tuberculosis; Influenza; Hepatitis B and C; 3. Five More (and Complications); Measles; Dysenteries and Enteric Fevers; Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever; Bad Bugs and Miracle Drugs; Emerging Diseases; What about Pneumonia?; What about Meningitis and Encephalitis?; Conclusion; 4. Food Insecurity What about Bees?Mad Cow Disease; Foot-and-Mouth Disease; Anthrax; Rinderpest; Heartwater; Classical Swine Fever; Blue-Ear Pig Disease; Newcastle Disease; Avian Influenza; Honeybee Colony Collapse Disorder; Conclusion; 5. Food Insecurity, Continued; Citrus Tristeza Virus; Bacterial Wilt; Southern Corn Leaf Blight; Citrus Canker; Late Blight of Potato; Soybean Rust; Witches' Broom Disease; Phoma Stem Canker; Asian Soybean Aphid; Locusts; Conclusion: One to Grow On; 6. Making Things Worse; Too Many Babies: Overpopulation; Too Much Carbon: Global Climate Change Not Enough Food: Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and DeathToo Much Food: Metabolic Syndrome and Type 2 Diabetes; Too Many Sick People: The Healthcare Crisis; Too Many Angry People: Bioterrorism; Too Many Experts: The Bogus Health Industry; Too Many Drugs: Substance Abuse; Too Much UV: Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Revisited; Too Many Cooks: Environmental Management Issues; Conclusion; 7. Fighting Back; Part 1: Balking the Enemy's Plans; Health Education; Better Food; A Higher Power; Basic Research; Water, Toilets, and Garbage; Part 2: Preventing the Junction of the Enemy's Forces Lookouts: Surveillance and ScreeningArming the People: Vaccination; Holding the Line: Convenient Barriers; The Fifth Column: Ringers and Decoys; A Clean Camp: Home, School, and Workplace; Part 3: Attacking the Enemy's Army in the Field; Killing the Enemy: Snipers and WMDs; Disabling the Enemy's Transportation: Inconvenient Barriers; Destroying the Enemy's Resources: Habitat Modification; Enlisting Allies: Biological Controls; Bugout: Postexposure Prophylaxis; Part 4: Besieging Walled Cities; Mopping Up: Disease Eradication and Elimination; Occupation: Public Health Enforcement Recruitment: Help WantedWho's Going to Pay for This?; Tuberculosis: The Million-Year War; Postscript: Making Friends; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456818403321