Kategoria BISAC: Technology & Engineering >> Food Science - Food Safety & Security

This book focuses on sustainable food systems in the Global South as highlighted by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2, which seeks to end global hunger through food and nutrient security. It addresses the organoleptic properties of food that contribute to food quality as well as aspects of food safety such as the systematic handling, preparation, packaging, contamination, and storage within the food system to ensure food quality is maintained while preventing food-borne illnesses.  The book assesses the state of food quality in the Global South and promotes the...

The book explores traditional water-conserving structures and discusses their role in enhancing valley dweller's livelihoods in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh. These traditional structures have supported local communities for generations by providing drinking water and improving agricultural productivity, thereby boosting the profitability and well-being of farmers and their families.

Divided into three parts, the first part delves into the traditional water-conserving structures of Kangra, emphasizing their significance in enhancing agricultural productivity and managing...

For a century, policymakers have worked to build a global food system. But as the World Economic Forum warns that food insecurity will be a societal danger for the next ten years, author dissects the global food system, revealing why it has fallen short of its promise to ensure food security for all.

Drawing on a century of history, this essential book critically examines the international legal framework governing global food security. It traces the evolution of international food law and makes a powerful case that the current system is inadequate for the challenges of the 21st...

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the fields of agricultural biotechnology, agro-food systems and forestry, as presented by leading international researchers and engineers at the 7th International Conference on Safety, Health and Welfare in Agriculture and Agro-food Systems (SHWA), held in Ragusa, Italy, on September 6–9, 2023. The papers cover a range of topics such as agricultural assistive technologies, machine milking, animal welfare, sustainable livestock farming, work organization and logistic in agro-food supply chain, agricultural...