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Edition Axel Menges Essen vermessen
Book SynopsisText in German. The theme of this book is nutrition: the manufacture and availability of foodstuffs, and their preparation and presentation in the context of a societys social and cultural development. Nutrition and physical wellbeing are closely linked. Human beings and animals alike need to eat in order to survive. In our rich industrial nations, where the availability of food is taken for granted, attitudes towards food tend toward extremes: asceticism on the one hand, and overindulgence and excess on the other. Over the centuries, methods of food consumption and food preparation have become refined in tandem with the ever more differentiated organisation of human coexistence between these two poles. Regional and social differences in taste-related culture have arisen, each representative of the lifestyle of their time. Today, cooking and the arranging of food may have an almost artistic form, with high expectations for the quality of the product and its preparation. The fact is, however, that we live in a society in which almost all products are industrially produced. We have no power to influence the production process, and the lists of ingredients on the packaging that provide information on the composition of individual foods are puzzling, and make us doubt whether the product is really what it pretends to be. In a wide-ranging tour dhorizon, this book investigates the complex contemporary semantic fields of foods, their production and preparation, their presentation in a commercial context, and their marketing in the media. The author also takes a critical look at the new enthusiasm for DIY food production, baking, and even livestock slaughter, and examines the star system way cooking is presented in the media. The resulting book is a cultural history of food and of eating from a cultural history, sociology, psychology, economy, and media perspective, as they exist within the contemporary discourse on nutrition with its extremes of hype and hubris. Volker Fischer was deputy director of the Deutsches Architekturmuseum in Frankfurt am Main for over ten years. From 1994 to 2012 he has built up a new design department at the Museum for Applied Arts in Frankfurt. At the same time, he taught on the history of architecture and design at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Offenbach. Fischer is already represented in Edition Axel Menges by books on Stefan Heiliger, Richard Meier, Stefan Wewerka, the Commerzbank in Frankfurt am Main by Norman Foster, Hall 3 of Messe Frankfurt by Nicholas Grimshaw, on "beauty design" as well as on the design activities of Lufthansa and Apple.
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Gerlach Press The Politics of Food Security: Asian and Middle
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Tulika Books Socio–economic Surveys of Three Villages in West
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Almuzara AMENAZA DE LA ALIMENTACION LA
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United Nations The Water Convention: 30 years of impact and
Book SynopsisThe year 2022 marks the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention), which was adopted in Helsinki in 1992. Showcasing concrete success stories of the Water Convention's impact on the ground, this publication serves as an important resource to exemplify the benefits of transboundary water cooperation. Readers will better understand the Water Convention's social, economic and environmental impact as well as its benefits for peace and security in different regional settings over the past three decades
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Near East and North Africa regional overview of
Book SynopsisThe Regional Overview of Food Insecurity provide an overview of key trends in food security and nutrition across FAO's five official regions. Most countries in the Near East and North Africa region enjoyed a steady improvement in their food security and nutrition situation up to the beginning of the decade. Food production was rising and the prevalence of undernourishment and poverty was receding as well as the prevalence of stunting and anaemia. The situation has, however, sharply deteriorated since 2012. Not only the prevalence of undernourishment, but even the numbers of undernourished have increased. The deterioration is largely driven by the spreading and intensity of conflicts and protracted crises. The Syria crisis in particular has deepened during the period 2015-2016, leaving more than half of the population in need of food assistance and 4.8 million refugees, mostly in neighbouring countries. Water scarcity and climate change are also fundamental challenges. The report underlines the urgency to develop and implement strategies for adaptation and sustainable management of resources. It documents several positive experiences and highlights the importance of accelerating investments to improve water efficiency and water productivity as well as the need for a shift towards crops that consume less water.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The state of food security and nutrition in the
Book SynopsisThe international community is committed to ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition worldwide by 2030. While much progress has been made, conflict and human-induced and natural disasters are causing setbacks. This year's The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World warns that the long-term declining trend in undernourishment seems to have come to a halt and may have reversed, largely on account of the above-mentioned factors. Meanwhile, though progress continues to be made in reducing child malnutrition, rising overweight and obesity are a concern in most parts of the world. These and other findings are detailed in the 2017 edition of The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (formerly, The State of Food Insecurity in the World). For the first time, this year's report is published by an expanded partnership, with UNICEF and WHO now joining FAO, IFAD and WFP. The report also marks a new era in the monitoring of food security and nutrition in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition. To assess progress made towards the goal of ending hunger, the report uses both the traditional measure of the prevalence of undernourishment and a new indicator, the prevalence of severe food insecurity, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale. The report further looks at various forms of malnutrition, including trends and situations for child stunting, wasting and overweight and for adult obesity, breastfeeding and anaemia in women. The thematic part of the report sheds light on how the increasing incidence of conflict in the world is affecting food security and nutrition. It also explores how, by improving food security and nutrition and by making rural livelihoods more resilient, it is possible to help prevent conflicts and sustain peace.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Sowing the seeds of peace for food security:
Book SynopsisThis study looks at the nature of the presumed relationships between conflict, food security and peace. First it charts out how the landscape of conflict and violence has changed in recent decades and shows how food security and nutrition outcomes vary across different types of conflict, identifying the conditions that seem to influence those outcomes the most.Subsequently, the book reviews evidence on the channels through which conflict and violence affect food security and nutrition across conflict areas, and how food insecurity and other development deficiencies - including undernourishment - may trigger or compound other drivers of conflict.Finally, the paper discusses which responses and response mechanisms seem to have been most effective in minimizing the impacts of conflict on food security and to what extent efforts at enhancing resilience and improving food security can contribute to avoiding conflict and help build sustainable peace.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Género y pérdida de alimentos en cadenas de valor
Book SynopsisBy linking key concepts from gender-sensitive value chain development and food loss, it emerges that gender inequalities affect the overall efficiency of the food value chain. This publication aims to help policy-makers, project designers and field practitioners to conceptualize the nexus between gender equality and food loss while offering practical guidance on and tools for integrating gender concerns into the planning and implementation of food loss studies and reduction strategies and interventions.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The State of Food and Agriculture 2019 (Chinese
Book SynopsisThis year's edition provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. It suggests that identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. It also provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The State of Food and Agriculture 2019 (Russian
Book SynopsisThis year's edition provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. It suggests that identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. It also provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) The State of Food and Agriculture 2019 (Arabic
Book SynopsisThis year's edition provides new estimates of the percentage of the world's food lost from production up to the retail level. It suggests that identifying and understanding critical loss points in specific supply chains – where considerable potential exists for reducing food losses – is crucial to deciding on appropriate measures. It also provides some guiding principles for interventions based on the objectives being pursued through food loss and waste reductions, be they in improved economic efficiency, food security and nutrition, or environmental sustainability.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Europe and Central Asia - regional overview of
Book SynopsisThe 2019 edition reports that, in Europe and Central Asia, food security has improved substantially over the past two decades and the vast majority of the 50 or so countries monitored managed to keep the prevalence of undernourishment below 5 percent ? less than half of the world average (10.8 percent).However, sizeable portions of the population have difficulty in regularly accessing nutritious and sufficient food. According to estimates, over 100 million people in the region are exposed to moderate or severe food insecurity ? an indicator, developed by FAO on the basis of the Food Insecurity Experience Scale, to track progress towards reaching Zero Hunger.To this end, the report calls on countries to channel more public investments into agriculture and rural areas and improve the quality of spending, as expenditures in these areas are low compared to the sector's importance in the economy. This situation can hamper the realization of food security, nutrition, and environmental goals.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Les Directives sur le droit à l'alimentation:
Book SynopsisLes Directives sur le droit à l'alimentation fournissent des conseils pratiques sur les moyens avec lesquels mettre en œuvre le droit à une alimentation adéquate à travers une approche fondée sur les droits de l'homme. Depuis l'adoption des directives sur le droit à l'alimentation, la FAO et ses parties prenantes ont réussi à générer une multitude d'outils, à renforcer les capacités et à faciliter le dialogue multisectoriel dans le monde. Cette rétrospective des quinze années de mise en œuvre des directives sur le droit à l'alimentation nous aide à passer en revue et à comprendre ce qui a été réalisé, pourquoi, et comment le travail des gouvernements et de leurs partenaires peut être plus efficace dans la lutte contre la faim et la malnutrition.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Africa - regional overview of food security and
Book SynopsisThis edition looks at how, despite a recent slowdown in undernourishment, food insecurity is rising due to economic downturns, conflict and climate extremes. Progress is too slow to meet six key nutrition targets and Zero Hunger by 2030, with the latest data showing that there remain 256 million hungry people in Africa today. This report suggests that countries should develop policies and invest to achieve a more diversified economy and an inclusive structural transformation. Reducing inequalities, including gender-based and spatial ones, will be essential to strengthen household resilience and inclusive growth.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2019 Near East and North Africa: regional
Book SynopsisDespite encouraging trends, the food security and nutrition status of the population remains dire for many countries in the region; 55 million people are still affected by hunger. Reversing this will require governments to rethink their agricultural, health and trade policy. The past few decades have seen dramatic improvements in the region with respect to access to food, stunting rates, and premature death and disability caused by communicable, maternal, neonatal or nutritional diseases. However, the gains in the fight against hunger and malnutrition have been reversed in the wake of conflicts and violence that have spread in many parts of the region over the past decade. The report concludes that ending hunger and addressing the root causes of malnutrition will require bold action on several fronts, including ending conflicts and sustaining peace, and transforming food systems through agricultural, health, nutrition, trade, food and environmental policies that are gender- and climate-sensitive.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 2019 regional overview of food security and
Book SynopsisLatin America and the Caribbean managed to reduce the number of undernourished by 20 million compared to the year 2000. However, 2018 marks the fourth consecutive year in which hunger shows a continuous increases.Moderate or severe food insecurity in Latin America increased considerably. This increase caused more than 32 million people to join the almost 155 million who lived in food insecurity in the Region in 2014-2016. The Region has shown significant progress in reducing child malnutrition and it is significantly distant and below the global prevalence of malnutrition in girls and boys. However, malnutrition due to excessive weight in the Region is one of the highest in the world and it continues to increase.This year, the Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean focuses on food environments and describes some of the main policies that the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean are developing to face the different forms of malnutrition
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Report of the Expert Meeting on Ciguatera
Book SynopsisThis publication provides a risk assessment of known toxins leading to ciguatera poisoning as well as guidance on risk management options, including establishing and/or strengthening surveillance programmes and monitoring transmission through the food web. Ciguatera poisoning (CP) is one of the most common food-borne illnesses related to seafood consumption. While in some regions it has been known for centuries, its true incidence is not fully understood, with an estimated 10 000–50 000 people affected every year. CP is predicted to become more common due to climate change and the globalization of trade, which may contribute to its spread. CP is caused by the consumption of marine species that have become toxic from feeding on toxic benthic dinoflagellates (Gambierdicus toxicus) or from the consumption of carnivorous marine species that have consumed other toxic species that have fed on the dinoflagellate. Gambierdicus toxicus is found primarily in the tropics and more than 400 aquatic species are known to be vectors of ciguatera
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Legal guide on school food and nutrition:
Book SynopsisA solid international consensus has emerged on the importance of nutrition for children's development and well-being. At the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), the Member States of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) committed to developing policies, programmes and initiatives to ensure healthy diets throughout the children's life cycle, emphasizing the potential of schools as platforms for integrated action.This Guide promotes a holistic and human rights-based approach to school food and nutrition, in which legislation is an indispensable tool to ensure the sustainability of public policy goals set by a country. In light of international law and standards, it provides practical information and guidance to develop or strengthen national legislation to improve food security and nutrition in schools as well as community development. The Guide presents a range of regulatory options and legislative examples of state practice that may contribute to building sound and coherent legal frameworks for school food and nutrition. It is a useful resource for law practitioners, policymakers, parliamentarians, and all actors who are involved in the design, implementation, or monitoring of school programmes and policies and most particularly, for those interested in taking legislative action (law-making or law reform)
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Tropane
Book SynopsisBetween March and April 2019, many cases of suspected food poisoning were reported by health care workers in the Karamoja region of the Republic of Uganda. Consumption of food products that had high levels of tropane alkaloids was identified as the cause. This group of compounds occur in several plant genera that belong to the Solanaceae family and can contaminate staples like cereals and grains. Given the absence of international guidance and regulations, a Joint FAO/WHOExpert Meeting on Tropane Alkaloids was convened remotely between 30 March – 3 April 2020. This publication captures the discussions of the expert meeting and provides risks assessments of tropane alkaloids (hyoscyamine and scopolamine) as well as recommendations outlining appropriate risk management options
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Fruit and vegetables: your dietary essentials,
Book SynopsisThe International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021 (IYFV), as declared by the UN General Assembly in Resolution A/RES/74/244, aims at raising awareness of, directing policy attention to, and sharing good practices on the nutritional and health benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, the contribution of fruit and vegetable consumption to the promotion of diversified, balanced and healthy diets and lifestyles, and reducing loss and waste of fruits and vegetables. This background paper outlines the benefits of fruit and vegetable consumption, but also examines the various aspects of the fruit and vegetable sector from a food systems approach: from sustainable production and trade to loss and waste management. This paper provides an overview of the sector and a framework and a starting point for discussion for the Year, highlighting the interlinkages of stakeholders and key issues to be considered for action during the IYFV
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Frutas y verduras – esenciales en tu dieta: Año
Book SynopsisEl Año Internacional de las Frutas y Hortalizas 2021 (IYFV) tiene como objetivo concienciar sobre los beneficios nutricionales y sanitarios del consumo de frutas y hortalizas. Este documento ofrece una visión general de las actividades que tendrán lugar durante el IYFV.
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Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Drivers and stressors of resilience to food
Book SynopsisResilience is often associated with multivalued and multi-faceted strategies, programs, and projects. After approximately 15 years of empirical evidence in the literature, few research questions remain unexplored and unanswered, especially with the recent occurrence of a global pandemic. In this paper, we are assessing whether there are few and consistently relevant elements that determine resilience capacity as well as investigating which shocks are most dramatically reducing resilience. We also investigate which coping strategies are most frequently adopted in the presence of shocks. Our results show that diversification of income sources, education, access to land, livestock, and agricultural inputs, are the main drivers of households' resilience capacity. Moreover, the most prevailing shocks are found to be natural, health and livelihood-related shocks. In addition to this, we show that reducing the quantity and quality of food consumed, seeking an extra job, selling assets, taking credit, relying on relatives and social networks are the most adopted coping strategies. Finally, we found that coping strategies are able to mitigate the adverse effects of shocks on resilience capacity; however, they are not sufficient to offset their long-term negative consequences. Our conclusion is that adequate investments in resilience are conditional to a) engaging with activities that are broadly consistent across countries and b) fine-tuning the interventions based on context-specificity
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SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd The State of Indian Agriculture: Agricultural
Book SynopsisAgriculture is a major source of rural employment and plays a crucial role in the economic development of India. The State of Indian Agriculture examines the present scenario of Indian agriculture and studies the trends at national as well as state level. The overall objective of the book is to analyze the impact of climate change on Indian agriculture and its implications for food security. The book recommends strategies to enhance productivity and the adoption of climate-smart practices to promote sustainable agriculture, thereby ensuring food security in India. It argues that there is an urgent need for a holistic and strategic approach to mitigate the challenges of climate change. Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Overview of Indian Agriculture Past Inferences on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Research Methods and Techniques for the Analysis Agro-Climatic Zones and Trends of Climatic Variables in India Indian Agriculture and Climate Change: A National Level Analysis Trends of Food Security and Its Components at National Level Food Security and Climate Change: A National Level Analysis Performance of Indian Agriculture at State Level State Level Trends of Food Security and Its Components Agricultural Productivity, Food Security and Climate Change: A State Level Analysis Concluding Synthesis References Index References Index
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New India Publishing Agency Innovations in Food Processing Technology
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New India Publishing Agency Making Foods Safe and Free From Pathogens
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New India Publishing Agency Safety and Quality Assurance in Food Supply
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Ninth Revolution, The: Transforming Food Systems
Book SynopsisWe are at a critical point in human history and that of the planet. In this book, a world leader in agricultural research, Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, proposes a radical transformation of our agrifood system. He argues that agriculture must be understood as part of global biodiversity and that food systems have cultural, nutritional, and social values beyond market price alone. He describes the perilous risks of relying on just four staple crops for most of our food and the consequences of our current agrifood model on human and planetary health.In plain language for the wider public, students, researchers, and policy makers, Azam-Ali envisions the agrifood system as a global public good in which its practitioners include a new and different generation of farmers, its production systems link novel and traditional technologies, and its activities encompass landscapes, urban spaces, and controlled environments. The book concludes with a call to action in which diversification of species, systems, knowledge, cultures, and products all contribute to The Ninth Revolution that will transform food systems for good.Related Link(s)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Ninth Revolution, The: Transforming Food Systems
Book SynopsisWe are at a critical point in human history and that of the planet. In this book, a world leader in agricultural research, Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, proposes a radical transformation of our agrifood system. He argues that agriculture must be understood as part of global biodiversity and that food systems have cultural, nutritional, and social values beyond market price alone. He describes the perilous risks of relying on just four staple crops for most of our food and the consequences of our current agrifood model on human and planetary health.In plain language for the wider public, students, researchers, and policy makers, Azam-Ali envisions the agrifood system as a global public good in which its practitioners include a new and different generation of farmers, its production systems link novel and traditional technologies, and its activities encompass landscapes, urban spaces, and controlled environments. The book concludes with a call to action in which diversification of species, systems, knowledge, cultures, and products all contribute to The Ninth Revolution that will transform food systems for good.Related Link(s)
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Nourishing Tomorrow: Clean Engineering And
Book SynopsisHuman beings require nourishment for the body, mind, and soul. To nourish tomorrow demands sustainable, clean and healthy food, water, air, healthcare, energy, living quarters, communities, and governance for everyone. This volume brings together twenty-four experts — comprising engineers, scientists, economists, architects, academics, and public servants from around the world — to share their views on how we could sustainably nourish people and the planet.In this book, the theme of building environments in which life — human and non-human — can co-exist, grow, and thrive in, is explored from multiple aspects. From agriculture and food security to drinking water, energy generation, energy storage, waste management and treatment, to building for and encouraging biodiversity in marinas, to establishing resilient communities that can recover quickly from both manmade and natural disasters.This book is a valuable resource for readers in the fields of biological science, agriculture, and sustainability. It is also a thought-provoking volume for those who simply want to know more about the complex issue of nourishing the world.
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World Scientific Publishing Company Food Security Issues in Asia
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World Scientific Publishing Company Mass Spectrometry In Food Analysis Principles And
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World Scientific Publishing Company Achieving Global Food Security The Caribbean
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Omics Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture
Book SynopsisThis edited book brings out a comprehensive collection of information on the modern omics-based research. The main focus of this book is to educate researchers about utility of omics-based technologies in rapid crop improvement. In last two decades, omics technologies have been utilized significantly in the area of plant sciences and has shown promising results. Omics technology has potential to address the challenge of food security in the near future. The comprehensive use of omics technology occurred in last two decades and helped greatly in the understanding of complex biological problems, improve crop productivity and ensure sustainable use of ecosystem services. This book is of interest to researchers and students of life sciences, biotechnology, plant biotechnology, agriculture, forestry, and environmental sciences. It is also a useful knowledge resource for national and international agricultural scientists.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Integrating phenomics with breeding for climate-smart agriculture.- Chapter 2. Application of ‘omics’ technologies in crop breeding.- Chapter 3. Omics Technologies and Molecular Farming: Applications and Challenges.- Chapter 4. Omics to understand drought tolerance in plants: An update.- Chapter 5. Recent Advances in Transcriptomics: An Assessment of Recent Progress in Fruit Plants.- Chapter 6. Harnessing Perks of MiRNA Principles for Betterment of Agriculture and Food Security.- Chapter 7. Potential of Metabolomics in Plant Abiotic Stress Management.- Chapter 8. Integrating Pan-Omics Data in a Systems Approach for Crop Improvement: Opportunities and Challenges.- Chapter 9. Application of nanobiotechnology in agriculture: Novel strategy for food security.- Chapter 10. Understanding and manipulation of plant microbe interaction signals for yield enhancement.- Chapter 11. Next generation biofuel production in the omics era: Potential and prospects.- Chapter 12. Multi omics technologies and genetic modification in plants: Rationale, opportunities and reality.- Chapter 13. Social acceptance and regulatory prospects of genomics in addressing food security.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Small Millet Grains: The Superfoods in Human Diet
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the various aspects of the health and nutritional benefits of the wonder grains, small millets. It introduces the readers to the historical use of small millet grains in the diet of humans. It further discusses the consumption and strategies to improve the global production of these nutrient-dense grains. The book outlines how the inclusion of small millet as a staple could prevent nutritional deficiency diseases, hidden hunger, and non-communicable diseases. Different chapters of the book provide information about the nutritional profile of popular small millet grains. It also includes information about the effects of processing on the dietary factors in the grains. It describes the traditional food products as well as unconventional products from small millet. It advises the readers on the best ways to consume this super-food. The book also highlights the role of small millet as a functional food. It highlights how this food can address the challenge of nutritional security.Table of ContentsSMALL MILLETS: AN OVERVIEW Introduction History of small millets Production and consumption of small millets Nutritional and health importance of small millets Constraints and strategies in improving production and consumption of small millets Small millets for food & nutritional security Conclusion 2. NUTRITIONAL PROFILE OF SMALL MILLETS Introduction Nutritive value of finger millet Nutritive value of foxtail millet Nutritive value of kodo millet Nutritive value of barnyard millet Nutritive value of proso millet Nutritive value of little millet Conclusion 3. PROCESSING OF SMALL MILLETS Introduction Structure of small millets Techniques of processing small millets Decortication Milling Parboiling Popping/puffing Malting Flaking Extrusion Fermentation Conclusion 4. EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL AND ANTINUTRITIONAL FACTORS IN SMALL MILLETS Introduction Effect of decortication Effect of milling Effect of soaking and germination Effect of malting Effect of fermentation Effect of roasting Effect of popping/puffing Effect of extrusion cooking Conclusion 5. SMALL MILLETS BASED TRADITIONAL AND UNCONVENTIONAL FOOD PRODUCTS Small millets based traditional food products Food products Beverages Small millets based unconventional food products Ready to eat and ready to cook mixes Snacks Baked products Extruded products Fermented products Baby food/complementary food Beverages Conclusion 6. SMALL MILLETS FUNCTIONAL FOODS Introduction Pathogenesis of metabolic disorders Nutritional approach to treat and/or prevent chronic degenerative diseases Small millets and chronic degenerative diseases Small millets and diabetes mellitus Small millets and CVD Small millets and cancer Small millets and obesity Small millets and celiac disease Celiac disease Pathogenesis Gluten free food products Conclusion 7. SMALL MILLETS BASED BABY FOOD Introduction Prevalence of under-nutrition among children Weaning and complementary feeding practices Small millets based weaning food Conclusion 8. SMALL MILLETS: PATH TO FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY Introduction Historic importance of small millets Small millets production and consumption trend Small millets and food security Small millets and nutrition security Challenge of under-nutrition and small millets Small millets and hidden hunger Small millets and chronic degenerative diseases Conclusion
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Indian Agriculture Towards 2030: Pathways for
Book SynopsisThis open access book brings together varying perspectives for transformational change needed in India’s agriculture and allied sectors. Stressing the need of thinking for a post-Green Revolution future, the book promotes approaching this change through eight broad areas, indicating the policy shifts needed to meet the challenges for the coming decade (2021-2030).The book comprises of ten contributions. Apart from the overview chapter on transformational change and the concluding chapter on pathways for 2030, there are eight thematic chapters on topics such as transforming Indian agriculture, dietary diversity for nutritive and safe food; climate crisis and risk management; water in agriculture; pests, pandemics, preparedness and biosecurity natural farming; agroecology and biodiverse futures; science, technology and innovation in agriculture; and structural reforms and governance. The writing style of these papers written by technical experts is forward-looking—not merely an analysis of what has been and why it was so, but what ought to be.This is an essential reading for those interested in agriculture, food and nutrition sectors of India, and more so their interconnectedness.Trade Review“The book packages a lot of information covering ecological, social and economic aspects of agriculture and would make an interesting read for students and researchers alike. … the book is well referenced and provides a much needed timely overview of the interventions in place and those needed for accelerating sustainable growth of agriculture in India.” (Priya Priyadarshini, Amit Kumar Bundela and Krishna Kumar Pandey, Anthropocene Science, Vol. 1 (2), 2022)Table of ContentsChapter 1. Transformational Change.- Chapter 2. Transforming Indian Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Dietary Diversity for Nutritive and Safe food.- Chapter 4. Climate Crisis and Risk Management.- Chapter 5. Water in Agriculture.- Chapter 6. Pests, Pandemics, Preparedness and Biosecurity.- Chapter 7. Natural Farming, Agroecology and Biodiverse Futures.- Chapter 8. Science, Technology and Innovation.- Chapter 9. Structural Reforms and Governance.- Chapter 10. Pathways for 2030.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore SeaOasis: Floating Aquaculture for Smallholders'
Book SynopsisThis book highlights a research-based design proposal which has the purpose of relieving from lack of global food supply. Due to the current overuse of land, it suggests an extension of aquatic food production with floating devices onto the sea. These devices are called SeaOasis because they function as an oasis as closed-loop systems and are therefore highly sustainable. Best geographic conditions for an extension from agriculture to aquaculture by SeaOasis match with coastal areas with serious or alarming hunger index. The low complexity, low-cost construction and the manageable size of the design is ideal for smallholders to support food security in terms of accessibility, affordability, and diversity of diet. Various configurations are described and coupled with expected revenues for potential seed-funded demonstration projects. The book presents the entire process from problem statement to design development and the preparation of its implementation. It showcases therefore also the benefits of aquatectural design as an interdisciplinary combination of aquatic architectural design, marine engineering and biology, sociology and economyTable of Contents1. Introduction; role of smallholders; opportunities for sustainable development 2. Closed loop system; sustainable resource use; strategic siting 3. Low-cost production and revenue; SeaOasis modules; fractal up-scaling 4. Configurations; communities and implementation; impact and sustainability 5. Result
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Beyond Global Food Supply Chains: Crisis, Disruption, Regeneration
Book SynopsisThis open access book takes the upheaval of the global COVID-19 pandemic as a springboard from which to interrogate a larger set of structural, environmental and political fault lines running through the global food system. In a context in which disruptions to the production, distribution, and consumption of food are figured as exceptions to the smooth, just-in-time efficiencies of global supply chains, these essays reveal the global food system as one that is inherently disruptive of human lives and flourishing, and of relationships between people, places, and environments. The pandemic thus represents a particular, acute moment of disruption, offering a lens on a deeper, longer set of systemic processes, and shining new light on transformational possibilities.Table of ContentsPart I Foundations1 Introduction: Beyond Global Supply Chains 2 Supply Chains as Disruption 3 Agri-investment Cashing in on COVID-19 Part II Production 4 Putting the Crisis to Work 5 Going Against the Grain in the West Australian Wheatbelt 6 Reviving Community Agrarianism in Post-socialist China Part III Distribution 7 Fantasies of Logistics in Aotearoa New Zealand 8 Reproducing Hunger in Pandemic America 9 The Pandemic Supermarket Part IV Food Politics 10 Disruption as Reprieve? 11 The UN Food Systems Summit: Disaster Capitalism and the Future of Food 12 Against Consumer Ethics 13 Afterword: Temporary Measures
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Food Hygiene, Agriculture And Animal Science -
Book SynopsisThe Proceedings of the 2015 International Conference on Food Hygiene, Agriculture and Animal Science provides an all-encompassing review of each contributor's study in topics such as food hygiene, agriculture, animal science, animal histology and embryology, and livestock production systems.This book is not only a compilation and analysis of the existing theories and findings; it also places a strong emphasis on new investigations and experiments. Researchers, engineers, academics and industry professionals in the fields of agricultural science, food hygiene and animal science will find this book a valuable read and useful reference.Table of ContentsNutrition and Food Hygiene; Agriculture; Animal Science;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Global Challenges For Future Food And
Book SynopsisThis book examines the current and future challenges facing the food and agricultural system and their implications for policymaking at the national and international level.The growth in global population and income is expected to result in increasing demand for food and agricultural raw materials, intensifying concerns over food security and increasing pressure on the planet's natural resources. Moreover, climate change — a challenge on its own — is likely to increase the urgency for reforms in the food and agricultural sector. As a substantial contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, the sector will need to participate in efforts to slow global warming and to adjust to the effects of climate change, while ensuring global food security and resource sustainability. These pressures define a new set of priorities for policymaking at the national and international level. They also necessitate changes in the framework of global institutions for effective governance of the food system.Global Challenges for Future Food and Agricultural Policies presents a comprehensive analysis of the inter-related policy challenges of food security, management of natural resources, climate change, and international governance. The book also offers valuable insights into options for effective policymaking with the goal of inducing positive policy changes to the food and agricultural sector.
£130.50
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Hunger And Malnutrition As Major Challenges Of
Book SynopsisThe UN's Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for 'Zero Hunger' has refocused attention on hunger and malnutrition as major challenges for the 21st century and as essential desired goals for human development. This volume provides key insights on how these challenges for food security can be addressed globally and in a number of countries that face these challenges most acutely.According to the World Food Summit, food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. The implication is that lack of food security would overlap with hunger — both overt and hidden — and undernutrition and would have spillover effects onto the health of and labor market performance of those affected by such insecurity. This range of issues have guided the choice of contributions to this volume. Several manifestations of these topics are covered for a number of countries in Asia and Africa.
£135.00
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Food Safety Management In China: A Perspective
Book SynopsisIn recent years, China has taken a number of effective measures to strengthen the supervision of food quality and safety, but food safety incidents still occur sometimes. The recurrence and intractability of such incidents suggest that, in addition to the imperfect supervision system, the greatest obstacle to China's food quality safety management is that China's “farm to fork” food supply chain has too many stages, the members on the supply chain have not form a stable strategic and cooperative relation, and on the other hand, during the transitional period, some practitioners lack social responsibility. Therefore, China's food quality safety management and the establishment of food quality and safety traceability system should follow the development trend of international food quality and safety supervision, and should combine with the establishment of China's agricultural industrialization and standardization, integrate China's existing but isolated effective measures, such as the establishment of bases for the implementation of the system of claiming certificates or invoices, for the performance of Management Regulations for Pig Slaughtering and Quarantine Inspection in Designated Places, and for the conduct of World Expo, as well as the establishment of market access system, take into consideration the demand, the dynamic mechanism, and the performance of important measures of food supply chain members for food quality and safety control, as well as the difficulties and the deep-seated reasons in the implementation process of such measures.To this end, this book chooses important agricultural products of vegetables, pork and aquatic products as the subjects investigated. From an “integrated” vertical perspective of the supply chain and according to the degree of industrialization of different products, focusing on the key links of quality and safety control of vegetables, pork and aquatic products, this book carries out empirical analysis of the construction of food quality and safety control system, such as HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) quality control system and food quality and safety traceability system, deeply analyzes and straightens out the dynamic mechanism and the performance of different business entities implementing the food quality and safety management system, as well as the bottleneck and deep-seated causes of promoting advanced experience of pilot areas and enterprises in China, and put forward ideas and suggestions of establishing long-term effective food quality and safety management system with regard to vegetables, pork, and aquatic products, which can provide scientific basis for the government to design food quality and safety management policies.Table of ContentsOverview of Food Safety Management in China; Safety of Vegetables and the Use of Pesticides by Farmers in China; Adoption of Food Safety and Quality Standards by China's Agricultural Cooperatives; Implementation of Food Safety and Quality Standards: A Case Study of Vegetable Processing Industry in Zhejiang, China; Adoption of HACCP System in the Chinese Food Industry: A Comparative Analysis; An Empirical Analysis of the Implementation of Vegetable Quality and Safety Traceability System Centering on Wholesale Markets; Investment in the Voluntary Traceability: Analysis of the Chinese hog Slaughterhouses and Processors; Quality Perception, Safer Behavior Management and Control of Aquaculture: Experience from Exporting Enterprises of Zhejiang Province, China; Outlook for China's Food Safety Situation and Policy Recommendations.
£75.05
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd In Search Of Biohappiness: Biodiversity And Food,
Book SynopsisIn Search of Biohappiness deals with methods of converting agro-biodiversity hotspots into happy spots. This involves concurrent attention to conservation, and sustainable and equitable use. Bioresources constitute the feedstock for the biotechnology industry. The aim of the book is to promote an era of biohappiness based on the conversion of bioresources into jobs and income in an environmentally sustainable manner.The scope of Biohappiness extends to include all aspects of conservation such as in situ, ex situ and community conservation, and also covers conservation issues relating to mangroves and other coastal bioresources, whose importance has grown with the emerging possibility of significant sea-level increase from global warming. Concrete examples of how local tribal families have taken to the establishment of gene, seed, grain and water banks in villages — thus linking conservation, cultivation, consumption and commerce in a mutually-reinforcing manner — are provided in this book.Since the first edition, biohappiness is now universally considered to be the major objective of research and development in the field of biodiversity. This edition brings the position up-to-date, and furthers the cause of biohappiness through the inclusion of a new section on its latest developments.Table of ContentsConservation, Cultivation, Consumption and Commerce: Pathways to Biohappiness: Towards an Era of Biohappiness; Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Security; Biotechnology and Biohappiness; Integrated Gene Management; Mangroves; Plant Variety Protection and Genetic Conservation; Science and Sustainable Food Security: The Tsunami and a New Chapter; Now for the Evergreen Revolution; Evergreen Revolution and Sustainable Food Security; Priorities in Agricultural Research and Education; Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis; Synergy between Food Security Act and Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act; Common and Differentiated Entitlements: Pathway for Food Security for All; Designing Architecture for a Learning Revolution; Role of Sustainability Science; Towards Eliminating Hunger and Poverty; Food Security in an Era of Climate Change and Civil Strife: Copenhagen, Tsunami and Hunger; Monsoon Management in an Era of Climate Change; Media and the Farm Sector; Resolving Asia's Contradictions: Growth versus Inequities; From Killing Fields to Smiling Gardens in Northern Sri Lanka; Finding Common International Goals; Looking Back and Looking Ahead; Towards Furthering Biohappiness: New Technologies for a Small Farm Productivity Revolution; Overcoming the Curse of Malnutrition; Traditional Knowledge and Modern Science; Role of International Years in Meeting the Zero Hunger Challenge; Vision of a Food-Secure India;
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Crucial Agricultural Policy: Analysis Of Key
Book SynopsisFollowing recent price spikes, food policy will continue to be of crucial concern to developing countries for the foreseeable future. Governments are trying to manage their food issues, but would need critical economic policy analysis to do so appropriately. The aim of this invaluable book is to present economy-wide but detailed information that will facilitate state-of-the-art economic agricultural policy analysis in the light of future threats, and stimulate the formation of better policies for Indonesia's, Vietnam's as well as other countries' longer-term visions of food security, productivity and social welfare. The scope of the book is comprehensive, analysing a range of key food security issues (self-sufficiency, stocks and industry development), policies and futures, with unified presentation of several key and captivating commodity case-studies (rice, livestock and dairy). This is achieved through state-of-the-art evidence-based economic policy analysis, drawing at times on a mix of Asian countries' relevant experiences and hence having broader relevance.
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