Saving Food : Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste and Food Consumption /: Production, Supply Chain, Food Waste and Food Consumption. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Charis M. Galanakis.
• Editors: Galanakis, Charis M
• Contents: Front Cover; Saving Food; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; 1 Introduction to global food losses and food waste; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 System definition; 1.2.1 Food losses and food waste; 1.2.2 Food supply chain; 1.2.3 Food commodity groups; 1.2.4 Geographical and temporal boundary; 1.3 Food losses and food waste quantification; 1.3.1 Bibliometric analysis of literature; 1.3.1.1 Type of publications; 1.3.1.2 Temporal trend for year of publications and estimation; 1.3.1.3 Distribution of countries; 1.3.1.4 Food supply chain coverage 1.3.2 Different methods used for food losses and food waste quantification1.3.2.1 Overview of methods; 1.3.2.2 Advantages and disadvantages of methods; 1.3.3 Food losses and food waste in general; 1.3.3.1 Farm losses and waste; 1.3.3.2 Postharvest losses and waste; 1.3.3.3 Consumer food waste; 1.3.3.4 Comparison of food losses and food waste for different development levels of countries; 1.4 Implications for future; 1.5 Conclusions; References; 2 Soil and crop management to save food and enhance food security; 2.1 Introduction: enhancing food security by reducing yield loss 2.2 Yield loss and food security2.3 Preserving soil health: an imperative if we want to feed the future; 2.3.1 Land availability and soil quality: undertaking a precautionary approach; 2.3.2 The role of soil organic matter in preventing soil degradation and maintaining yields; 2.4 Unsustainable agricultural practices and their effect on yield loss; 2.4.1 "Soil fatigue" and yield decline; 2.4.2 The effect of synthetic fertilizers on pests and soil health; 2.5 Agricultural practices for a more sustainable agriculture; 2.5.1 Conservation agriculture 2.5.1.1 Principles of conservation agriculture2.5.1.2 The adoption of conservation agriculture; 2.5.1.3 No-till farming: assessing the drawbacks; 2.5.1.4 No-till and organic agriculture; 2.5.2 The agroecological approach; 2.5.2.1 Agroecological practices; 2.5.2.2 Crop management; 2.5.2.3 The importance of adopting agroecological management at the landscape level; 2.6 Cropping biodiversity to reduce losses and increase yields; 2.6.1 The potential benefits of varietal mixture to cope with pest and increase yields; 2.6.2 Cropping perennial crops; 2.7 Technological approaches 2.7.1 Precision agriculture2.7.2 Genetically modified crops; 2.8 Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Optimizing agricultural practices; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Preharvest systems; 3.2.1 Cultivar and environment; 3.2.2 Integrated pest and disease management; 3.2.3 Diversifying the crop production; 3.2.4 Improved agronomic and cultural practices; 3.3 Harvest systems; 3.3.1 Harvest and handling techniques; 3.3.2 Harvesting maturity; 3.4 On-farm postharvest systems; 3.4.1 On-farm handling and storage; 3.5 Farmer organization, value addition, training, and access to market
• Publisher Details: London, United Kingdom : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.1/9; Food waste -- Prevention; Food conservation; Food industry and trade -- Environmental aspects; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128157091; 0128157097
• Related ISBNs: 9780128153574
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 11, 2019).
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