Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems
Integration and Synergies
Published on 19. June 2023
340 pages
978-0-323-90886-3 (ISBN)
Description
Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a science-based reference which explores the roles played by agri-food ecosystems, their functions and needs, and the importance of the interdependencies among them. This book explores the relationships between food ecosystems, highlighting each entity's role in transforming, preserving, and conserving the others. It is a vital resource of information on the ecosystems that surround the food supply chain and includes all processes, from primary production of food through consumption. The book covers the agricultural and farming phases; processing and transformation; storage and consolidation; packaging; transportation; the management of waste and losses; and the supply and conservation of enabling resources like materials, biodiversity, energy, and water. Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems: Integration and Synergies is a useful reference for academics, researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals involved within the agri-food sector management.
- Provides information on sustainability challenges, developments and solutions related to food ecosystems
- Discusses the impact of renewables toward sustainable and zero-carbon food ecosystems
- Summarizes the scientific literature on alternative valorization strategies to reduce biomass
- Defines boundaries of analysis of entities, input/output flows, constraints and performance goals to measure data
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Riccardo Accorsi | Rajeev Bhat
Sustainable Development and Pathways for Food Ecosystems
Integration and Synergies
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06/2023
Academic Press
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Content
1. Exploring strategies, technologies, and novel paradigms for sustainable agri-food supply chain ecosystems design and control Riccardo Accorsi, Beatrice Guidani, Michele Ronzoni, Riccardo Manzini and Emilio Ferrari 2. Planning growers' strategies for sustainable large-scale food supply network and food security Amir Hajimirzajan, Mohammadali Vahdat, Ahmad Sadegheih and Hamid El Bilali 3. Sustainable development of food supply chains toward food security managing and reducing losses Danar Praseptiangga and Gusti Fauza 4. Reconciling the design of livestock production systems and the preservation of ecosystems Oscar Blumetto, Andrea Ruggia and Guadalupe Tiscornia 5. The role of organic and natural ecosystems in the food industry S.K. Yadav, Subhash Babu, Raghavendra Singh, Devideen Yadav and G.A. Rajanna 6. Sustaining biodiversity and ecosystem services with agricultural production A. Tenza-Peral, R. Ripoll-Bosch, I. Casasús, D. Martín-Collado and A. Bernués 7. Sustainable materials and infrastructures for the food industry Dimas Rahadian Aji Muhammad, Muhammad Zukhrufuz Zaman and Achmad Ridwan Ariyantoro 8. Valorization of food waste biomass and biomaterials from a circular economy approach J. Echave, M. Fraga-Corral, A.G. Pereira, A. Soria-Lopez, M. Barral, F. Chamorro, Hui Cao, Jianbo Xiao, J. Simal-Gandara and M.A. Prieto 9. Biopolymers as sustainable alternatives in the food packaging industry Abirami Ramu Ganesan, Surya Mudavasseril Sudheer and Rajeev Bhat 10. Assessing energy requirements in the European (EU-28) food sector Marco Bortolini, Cristian Cafarella, Emilio Ferrari, Francesco Gabriele Galizia, Mauro Gamberi and Valentina Ventura 11. Reconciling biofuels with growing food demand and sustainable food systems Tajul Ariffin Masron and Yogeeswari Subramaniam 12. Solar thermal technology adoption in the food processing industry Muhammad Imran Ismail, Nor Alafiza Yunus and Haslenda Hashim 13. Water management towards sustainable food industry Javier Santos, Elisabeth Viles, Paloma Grau and Florencia Kalemkerian
