Food Security: A Global Problem

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-39
Author(s):  
Shabnum Shaheen ◽  
Mushtaq Ahmad ◽  
Nidaa Haroon
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Global Problem

scholarly journals Motivations and Actions to Prevent Food Waste among Young Italian Consumers

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Bravi ◽  
Federica Murmura ◽  
Elisabetta Savelli ◽  
Elena Viganò
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Main Motivation ◽  
Global Problem ◽  
Principal Actions ◽  
Waste Food

Food waste is a relevant global problem due to its consequences on food security, economy, and environmental sustainability. This study focuses, in detail, on finding the main motivation for food waste among the young and the principal actions to prevent it. The paper focuses on Italian reality, since Western countries are partly accountable for wasting large amounts of food. What is more, the focus has been shifted specifically on to the youths and young adults, as they are the portion of the population that are most inclined to waste food. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey performed on a sample of n = 904 Italian consumers. In line with previous research, the results of this study confirm that avoidable food waste comes from three main behavioural antecedents: over preparation, excessive purchase, and inappropriate conservation. The research shows that food waste cannot be reduced by just one-way from the consumers; rather, it goes both ways, between consumers and retailers. Therefore, only holding the consumers accountable and expecting them to solve it will not solve the problem of food waste; marketing and retailers should also consider ethics when it comes to food distribution.

Food Security: A Global Problem

2013 ◽  
pp. 19-102
Author(s):  
Donatella Restuccia ◽  
Umile Gianfranco Spizzirri ◽  
Francesco Puoci ◽  
Giuseppe Cirillo ◽  
Ortensia Ilaria Parisi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Global Problem

Food Security Surveillance in the Palestinian Territories

2002 ◽  
Vol 17 (S2) ◽  
pp. S20-S21
Author(s):  
Gregg Greenough ◽  
Ziad Abdeen ◽  
Bdour Dandies ◽  
Radwan Qasrawi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Palestinian Territories ◽  
Security Surveillance

Averting robo-bees: why free-flying robotic bees are a bad idea

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-729
Author(s):  
Roslyn Gleadow ◽  
Jim Hanan ◽  
Alan Dorin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Food Security ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Plant Interactions ◽  
Plant Insect Interactions ◽  
Native Habitat ◽  
Insect Pollinators ◽  
Insect Interactions

Food security and the sustainability of native ecosystems depends on plant-insect interactions in countless ways. Recently reported rapid and immense declines in insect numbers due to climate change, the use of pesticides and herbicides, the introduction of agricultural monocultures, and the destruction of insect native habitat, are all potential contributors to this grave situation. Some researchers are working towards a future where natural insect pollinators might be replaced with free-flying robotic bees, an ecologically problematic proposal. We argue instead that creating environments that are friendly to bees and exploring the use of other species for pollination and bio-control, particularly in non-European countries, are more ecologically sound approaches. The computer simulation of insect-plant interactions is a far more measured application of technology that may assist in managing, or averting, ‘Insect Armageddon' from both practical and ethical viewpoints.

Food security and well-being

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariel-Ann Lyons ◽  
Connie Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Well Being
Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document