{"product_id":"contemporary-issues-in-food-supply-chain-management-9781911396109","title":"Contemporary Issues in Food Supply Chain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis vital new text offers a holistic view of the factors affecting the different tiers of sustainability, public health, poverty, security and production within the food supply chain.  With contributions from international experts in the field, it takes particular emphasis on growing populations and the deployment of agricultural land for uses other than food production.  There are a growing number of key issues now facing the food agri-food and food industries, particularly in the light of growing populations and the deployment of agricultural land for uses other than food production e.g. biofuel. Contemporary Issues in the Food Supply Chain is the first text to provide a holistic overview covering topics such as: food security, sustainable intensification, obesity and food poverty, the environmental impact of the food supply chain, social and political climates and health.  The text is divided into 3 key areas as follows: •\tThe supply chain – problems and dilemmas including traceability, integrity, the changing consumer and food definitions. •\tSustainable sourcing of food including food resources and human evolution, CSR,  food security and alternative food production  •\tCase studies and new areas of research including rural land use; carbon footprint; managing pathogens; Brexit as an opportunity for nutrition related health in agricultural policy.  A must have text for academics, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and students in the fields of food management, agricultural and associated business courses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1 -The supply chain – problems and dilemmas Chapter 1 -  Defining food and the implications for food supply chains Dr Jane Eastham, HAU Chapter 2  - The changing consumer, and the emergence of the Eco-consumer – Luis de Aguiar and Marcia Chapter 3 - Traceability and food integrity, - Dr Louise Manning  Chapter 4: Supply chain, horizontal and virtual integration coordination through food industries – Dr Jane Eastham and Simon Thelwell Part 2 sustainable sourcing of food Chapter 5- Food resources and human evolution, sustainability and the hunter and gatherer- Anne Eastham Chapter 6 – corporate social responsibility in the food chain – Professor Ralph Early Chapter 7- An analysis of the role of urban and peri-urban agriculture in food security and resilience, Jane Eastham and Luis De Aguiar Chapter 8- Alternative food production – technological developments Chapter 9 - Alternative production systems: moving away from the farming land.   Part 3 -case studies and new areas of research 1.\tRural Land Use in Conflict? Energy and Food in the UK- Dr Johnathan Cooper,  2.\tCarbon footprint or food miles – Dr Jane Eastham  3.\tInsects as feed or food? Dr. Frank Vriesekoop, HAU, Dr Annette Creedon, HAU and Mark Lyon, Altech Inc.  4.\tSalad Production- 5.\tManaging pathogens in food – research into campylobacter Dr Lynn McIntyre, HAU   6.\tBrexit: An opportunity for the UK to give more priority to nutrition related health in agricultural policy?  Phillippa Griffiths","brand":"Goodfellow Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51043183493463,"sku":"9781911396109","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781911396109.jpg?v=1750957326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contemporary-issues-in-food-supply-chain-management-9781911396109","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}