Food resistance movements : journeying through alternative food networks / / Ferne Edwards |
Autore | Edwards Ferne |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2023.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer, , [2023] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (176 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 338.19 |
Collana | Alternatives and Futures |
Soggetto topico |
Food security
Food sovereignty |
ISBN |
9789811957956
9811957959 9789811957949 9811957940 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introducing Food Resistance Movements -- 2. Food Waste Activism in Australia -- 3. The Food Sovereignty Movement in Venezuela -- 4. Autonomous Food Spaces in Catalonia -- 5. Reflections on Food System Transitions -- 6. Future Directions for Food Resistance Movements. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910640380703321 |
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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 |
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 |
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. |
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Food security |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Amsterdam], : Springer |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Food supply
Food security Agricultural productivity Agriculture Emergency food supply Food shortages |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1876-4525 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910249454703321 |
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Food security |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Amsterdam], : Springer |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
Soggetto topico |
Food supply
Food security Agricultural productivity Agriculture Emergency food supply Food shortages |
Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
ISSN | 1876-4525 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996218492803316 |
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Food security and child malnutrition : the impact on health, growth, and well-being / / edited by Areej Hassan, MD, MPH |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oakville, Ontario ; ; Waretown, New Jersey : , : Apple Academic Press, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (292 pages) |
Disciplina |
338.19
618.9239 |
Soggetto topico | Food security |
ISBN |
1-315-34153-0
1-315-36574-X 1-77188-494-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | part I. Defining food security -- part II. Food security, nutrition, and growth and development -- part III. Food security and mental and physical health -- part IV. Food security and child obesity -- part V. Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155141103321 |
Oakville, Ontario ; ; Waretown, New Jersey : , : Apple Academic Press, , [2017] | ||
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Food security and climate-smart food systems : building resilience for the Global South / / Mohamed Behnassi [and four others], editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (415 pages) |
Disciplina | 338.19 |
Soggetto topico |
Food security
Sustainable agriculture - Economic aspects |
ISBN | 3-030-92738-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910548166703321 |
Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer International Publishing, , [2022] | ||
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Food security and nutrition programs in Africa : hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, first session, October 7, 2015 |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 43 pages) : illustrations |
Soggetto topico |
Food relief, American - Africa
Food supply - Africa Food security - Africa Hunger - Africa - Prevention Agricultural assistance, American - Africa Agricultural assistance, American Food relief, American Food security Food supply Hunger - Prevention |
Soggetto genere / forma | Legislative hearings. |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Food Security and Nutrition Programs in Africa |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910708157303321 |
Washington : , : U.S. Government Publishing Office, , 2015 | ||
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Food security in a food abundant world : an individual country perspective / / edited by Andrew Schmitz, P. Lynn Kennedy, Troy G. Schmitz |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, [England] : , : Emerald, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.19 |
Collana | Frontiers of Economics and Globalization |
Soggetto topico |
Food security
Food security - Economic aspects |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-78560-214-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Food Security in a Food Abundant World: An Individual Country Perspective; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Contributors; 1 Food Security and the Role of Food Storage; 1. Introduction; 2. Model: role of storage; 3. Government and private storage; 3.1. Government storage; 3.2. Producer and middleman storage; 4. Food storage: rich and poor countries; 5. Food storage: the small country case; 6. Poor country exports; 7. World and US grain reserves; 8. US stock buildup and managing surpluses; 9. Export enhancement program; 10. Food stocks and food security?
11. Historical famines and diseases11.1. The Great Famine (1315-1317) and Black Death (1345-1353) in Europe; 11.2. The Irish Famine (1845-1849); 11.3. Ukrainian/Holodomor Famine (1930-1934); 11.4. Demise of the Mayan Civilization; 12. Conclusions; References; 2 Food Security, Subsistence Agriculture, and Working's Model; 1. Introduction; 2. Engel curves and Working's formulation; 3. Empirical model; 4. Data; 5. Results; 6. Implications and discussion; References; 3 A Probabilistic Approach to Food Security; 1. Introduction 2. Background on the methodology and dimensions of the problem analysis3. Analysis of food-shortage risks to individuals; 4. Aggregation and alternative measures of food-shortage risks; 5. Optimal selection of aggregate supply; 6. Derivation of optimal x; 6.1. Expected cost minimization; 6.2. Minimizing cost subject to average risk constraint; 6.3. Minimizing cost to reduce risk for vulnerable populations; 7. Optimal food provision under uncertainty; 8. Derivation of optimal food distribution policies; 9. Interpretation and future research; References 4 The High Value to Society of Modern Agriculture: Global Food Security, Climate Protection, and Preservation of the Enviro...1. Introduction; 2. The end of the agricultural treadmill; 3. The European Union; 3.1. Now a major net importer in food and agriculture and of virtual agricultural land; 3.2. Diminishing EU yield growth contributes to global warming, loss of natural habitats, and biodiversity; 3.3. The benefits of EU productivity growth; 3.4. Social rate of return to generating productivity growth: crop breeding in Germany; 4. Conclusions; References 5 Off-farm Labor Allocation, Income, and Food Consumption among Rural Farm Households in Transitional Albania1. Introduction; 2. Food security and off-farm income in Albania; 3. Empirical approach; 4. Data; 5. Empirical results; 6. Conclusions and policy implications; References; 6 The Status and Challenges of Food Security in Europe and Central Asia; 1. Introduction; 2. Malnutrition and poverty indicators in the ECA region; 3. Focus on the most food insecure ECA sub-region; 3.1. Food availability (much improved, while some concerns still remain) 3.2. Access to food (uneven progress across sub-region) |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460618603321 |
Bingley, [England] : , : Emerald, , 2016 | ||
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