Ensuring Food Security of Arid Regions through Sustainable Cultivation of Halophytes

2021 ◽  
pp. 2191-2210
Author(s):  
Farooq Ahmad ◽  
Mansoor Hameed ◽  
M. Sajid Aqeel Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Sustainable Cultivation

Ensuring Food Security of Arid Regions through Sustainable Cultivation of Halophytes

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Farooq Ahmad ◽  
Mansoor Hameed ◽  
M. Sajid Aqeel Ahmad ◽  
Muhammad Ashraf
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Sustainable Cultivation

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF QUINOA (QUINOA CHENOPODIUM WILLD.) CULTIVATION IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: A REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-356
Author(s):  
A. FATHI ◽  
F. KARDONI
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
World Population ◽  
Cereal Grain ◽  
The World ◽  
Semi Arid

Quinoa is a dicotyledonous species for seeds and, therefore, is not known as a cereal grain and is a pseudograin, which is introduced nowadays as a new crop in the world. Population growth and the need for more food put additional pressure on the environment, especially on water resources and agronomic ecosystems. This has led to more attention to plants that grow at different latitudes and altitudes. Climatic and environmental changes affect agricultural inputs, especially water resources. So, the best way of adapting to the current situation is the introduction of low-water, salt resistant, and drought-tolerant plants to the recent climatic changes. Water scarcity has become a serious problem in many countries. This restriction has had a significant impact on the development of countries. The plants which grow in arid and semi-arid regions are often exposed to adverse environmental factors, such as drought or salinity. Salinity and drought stress, more than any other factor, decrease crop yields around the world. These two abiotic stresses are the main limiting factors for crop production, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. Quinoa is an exceptional plant that can adapt to adverse conditions and can serve as a solution to the challenge of global food security. Recent droughts that occurred in the world have prompted governments to include plants in their development plans, which are adapted to the country's existing water and soil conditions and have high nutritional value. This way, quinoa cultivation can ensure their food security in the coming years.

scholarly journals Overview of IoT and Blockchain Technology in Smart Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VII) ◽  
pp. 1908-1913
Author(s):  
Anshika Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Blockchain Technology ◽  
Sustainable Cultivation ◽  
Smart Agriculture

The digital breach between applications of IoT and agriculture decaying from the last few years. As we know nowadays the latest technologies such as Blockchain technology etc. are blooming. And the combination of IoT and these blooming technologies will allow in improvisation of productivity through the sustainable cultivation of food, efficient use of water, food security, food chain supply, transactions efficiency, transparency of food safety, e.t.c. Thus, in this paper, applications of “ IoT” in agriculture have been analyzed and studied, also this paper concisely introduced the technology IoT, agriculture sector, benefits of IoT in agriculture, and presents a review of some literature. The purpose of this paper is to elaborate the ongoing studies and research on smart agriculture using the recent combination of IoT, Blockchain Technologies to fix a variety of agriculture’s problems.

Food Security in a Changing Climate

2008 ◽  
Vol 47 (4II) ◽  
pp. 815-816
Author(s):  
M. E. Tusneem
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Marginal Production ◽  
Temperature Regimes ◽  
Production Areas ◽  
Semi Arid

Agriculture sector is more vulnerable to climate change than other sectors of the economy as climate change is expected to cause higher variability in rainfall pattern, general reduction in precipitation in the arid and semi-arid regions and increase in the frequency of extreme events such as drought, floods, heat and frost. Agriculture production systems, therefore, have to cope with more variability in river water flows and temperature regimes, making food security susceptible to these variation. The less privileged people/farmers who are often located in the marginal production areas such as rainfed, coastal, and mountenace, are likely to be affected more by climate variability whether drought or floods, heat or frost. These changes in climate enhance the risk of crop failures and livestock morality thereby causing financial and economic losses and the risk of food insecurity.

scholarly journals Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.: A Multi-Benefit Potential to Be Exploited

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 951
Author(s):  
Mafalda Alexandra Silva ◽  
Tânia Gonçalves Albuquerque ◽  
Paula Pereira ◽  
Renata Ramalho ◽  
Filipa Vicente ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Food Products ◽  
Prickly Pear ◽  
Opuntia Ficus Indica ◽  
Antioxidant Power ◽  
The World ◽  
Semi Arid

Consumer interest in foods with enhanced nutritional quality has increased in recent years. The nutritional and bioactive characterization of fruits and their byproducts, as well as their use in the formulation of new food products, is advisable, contributing to decrease the global concerns related to food waste and food security. Moreover, the compounds present in these raw materials and the study of their biological properties can promote health and help to prevent some chronic diseases. Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. (prickly pear) is a plant that grows wild in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world, being a food source for ones and a potential for others, but not properly valued. This paper carries out an exhaustive review of the scientific literature on the nutritional composition and bioactive compounds of prickly pear and its constituents, as well as its main biological activities and applications. It is a good source of dietary fiber, vitamins and bioactive compounds. Many of its natural compounds have interesting biological activities such as anti-inflammatory, hypoglycemic and antimicrobial. The antioxidant power of prickly pear makes it a good candidate as an ingredient of new food products with fascinating properties for health promotion and/or to be used as natural extracts for food, pharmaceutic or cosmetic applications. In addition, it could be a key player in food security in many arid and semi-arid regions of the world, where there are often no more plants.

Paths for improvements of smallholder dairies: Case-study on local food security in arid regions of China

Food Control ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 108372
Author(s):  
Shanshan Li ◽  
Yanfu Bai ◽  
Jianxin Jiao ◽  
A. Allan Degen ◽  
Tao Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Local Food

scholarly journals Portrayal of Camel Production in The Desert Ecosystem of Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asim Faraz
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Extreme Environments ◽  
Domestic Animals ◽  
Desert Ecosystem ◽  
Gobi Desert ◽  
Arid Environments ◽  
Horn Of Africa ◽  
Pastoral Economy ◽  
Better Than

Camel plays a pivotal role in the subsistence pastoral economy of diverse ecozones extending from Gobi Desert and India in central Asia to Somalia and Ethiopia in the horn of Africa. Camel has special attributes including its appearance and ability to survive in hot, harsh and versatile arid environments. Camel has fascinated mankind as it can tolerate many stresses like heat; scarcity of water; water with high salinity and shortage of feed. Camel can digest dry matter and coarse crude fiber better than any other ruminants. Among domestic animals, the dromedary is most important animal being survive in hot, arid and semi-arid regions and has potential to produce higher quality foods (meat and milk) under extreme environments at lower costs. Camel can tolerate solar radiations, higher temperatures and water scarcity. Camel consume those feed materials which remains un-utilized by other domestic animals, thus thrive well on sandy deserts with poor vegetation. Adaptation of Camelids in Pakistan is very well to their native environment as they are performing and well sustaining a life in hostile deserts. The dromedaries provide milk and meat to the pastorals and herders in those areas where the survival of other livestock species is very tough. So, camels equilibrate the food security chain in the deep deserts and provide nourishment to its keepers; proving it to be a good candidate of food security and sovereignty in the desert ecosystem.

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