Unlocking the potentials of using nanotechnology to stabilize agriculture and food production

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Sivarethinamohan ◽  
S. Sujatha
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Agriculture And Food

scholarly journals Élelmiszertörténet: az 1900-1950-es évek

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 324-333
Author(s):  
Annamária Polgár ◽  
Erzsébet Mák
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Nutrient Supply ◽  
Vacuum Packaging ◽  
The Public ◽  
History Of ◽  
Agriculture And Food

For centuries, men were self-reliant and consumed typically the food produced on one’s own territory. With advancing Industrial Revolution, development started also in the agriculture and food production set on a large scale, with cheap mass products and companies could serve larger populations. Metropolitan life has adapted to cater to the growing crowds, with smaller stores slowly becoming supermarkets where everything could be found in the same place. Innovation efforts have also brought about the freezer, vacuum packaging or microwave, all of which made available to the public. Foods changed to be enriched with vitamins and minerals for a better nutrient supply, and packaging techniques followed this evolution. This study aims to look over the history of alimentation and the change of food production from the 1900s to the 1950s324including both World Wars respectively.

scholarly journals DYNAMICS OF THE ROLE OF THE VORONEZH REGION IN ENSURING FOOD SECURITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. E. Krupko
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Voronezh Region ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Agriculture And Food

This article is devoted to the analysis of the dynamics of the role of the Voronezh region in ensuring food security of the Russian Federation, the features are analyzed and trends in the development of agriculture and food industry in the region are identified, as well as directions for increasing the level and sustainability of food production

Modeling the Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Food Production

2013 ◽  
pp. 454-470
Author(s):  
C. M. Kao ◽  
Y. T. Tu ◽  
S. F. Cheng ◽  
R. Y. Surampalli ◽  
Tian C. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
The Impact

Safe until Sorry

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norah MacKendrick
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Precautionary Principle ◽  
Consumer Goods ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Personal Care Products ◽  
The United States ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Personal Care ◽  
Regulatory Oversight ◽  
Agriculture And Food

This chapter outlines the United States’ uneven and contradictory relationship with the precautionary principle as a policy ethic, and, more specifically points to how the safe-until-sorry model at the regulatory level helps to explain why precaution has flourished as an individualized, consumer principle. In outlining this relationship, it documents the serious gaps in regulatory oversight in what is a vast, fractured policy framework that oversees chemicals used in agriculture and food production, and in the manufacturing of cosmetics, personal care products and consumer goods.

Wastage and Cold Chain Infrastructure Relationship in Indian Food Supply Chain

2021 ◽  
pp. 481-500
Author(s):  
Saurav Negi ◽  
Neeraj Anand
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Cold Chain ◽  
World Class ◽  
Temperature Controlled ◽  
Indian Food ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
Developed World ◽  
Agriculture Development

India, the world's second-largest producer and one of the centers of origin of Fruits and Vegetables is also one of the biggest food wasters in the world. The challenge of feeding India's billion plus people is not really about agriculture and food production but getting the quality food to the concerned people in a right time. The biggest contributors to this waste are lack of temperature controlled transport and inadequate quality of cold storage facilities for both Farmers and Food sellers i.e. retailers. What India lacks, and needs, is a well-developed, world-class cold chain infrastructure. Without it, India's problems are vast and likely to grow. In this chapter, the authors tries to outlines the extent of Fruits and Vegetables waste in India (at various stages from farm to retail) and its ramifications on food production and safety. Authors also highlighted the challenges faced by cold chain sector in India and a roadmap for improvements. As Indian economy is based on agriculture, development of Cold Chain infrastructure from farm to retail points will play a crucial role.

Archaeobotany: Methods

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis Champion ◽  
Dorian Q. Fuller
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Archaeological Sites ◽  
Origins Of Agriculture ◽  
The Past ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
The World ◽  
Archaeobotanical Remains ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
Botanical Remains ◽  
General Scope

Archaeobotany’s goals are to investigate the interactions between human societies and the plant world in the past from the botanical remains preserved in archaeological sites, including the environment people exploited and the foods they extracted from it. Archaeobotanical research in Africa has tended to be less widely practiced than in many other parts of the world, and systematic archaeobotanical sampling is still only incorporated into a minority of archaeological field projects in Africa. Nevertheless, there is potential for archaeobotany to contribute to a holistic understanding of Africa’s past. The general scope of archaeobotany is outlined before focusing on how typical archaeobotanical remains relate to agriculture and food production. A short overview on the practical side of collecting archaeobotanical samples is provided. Archaeobotany’s two general themes are discussed: hunter-gatherer subsistence and the origins of agriculture.

scholarly journals Location of Production and Consolidation in the Processing Industry: The Case of Poultry

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.L. Goodwin
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Concentration Ratio ◽  
Broad Sense ◽  
Poultry Industry ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Fivefold Increase ◽  
Agriculture And Food

The poultry industry is the most vertically integrated of U.S. agriculture and food production and is rapidly progressing toward being one of the most concentrated. In 2002, the top 15 broiler states accounted for 94.4% of U.S. production. From 1982–2002, the top four broiler firms had a fivefold increase in Ready-to-Cook (R-T-C) pounds, a tripling of plants and four- and eight-firm concentration ratio increases of 27.9% to 48.2% and 44.1% to 66.6%. In a broad sense, chicken became more affordable, appealing, and available; total R-T-C pounds increased from 234 to 663 million pounds between 1982 and 2002.

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