Improving food security and safety through use of edible by-products from wild game

Purpose This paper aims to address the issue of food security and its role in the inclusion of edible and medicinal mushrooms in the diets of nutritionally vulnerable populations in Colombia, allowing an overview of the nutritional situation and its main structural causes, the importance of food security programs, the advantages and disadvantages of the use of mushrooms and strategies and challenges in promoting the cultivation and consumption of macromycetes. Design/methodology/approach An extensive literature review was conducted to develop this viewpoint paper. Findings According to the results of this study, for edible fungi to become a viable alternative in the Colombian food culture, it is necessary to develop strategies and educational programs for food security, to conduct applied research to assess the incorporation of mushrooms into the food culture of the communities and to consider the acceptability of this food. This requires promoting the properties of mushrooms and considering their nutritional and/or medicinal contributions, self-consumption, commercialization to buy other food and the utilization of by-products or agricultural residues for cultivation, all while paying heed to the implications of food safety and regulations. The contributions of different professionals in social and technical areas in transferring knowledge to the community, and especially to “replicator leaders”, is also of great relevance to the acceptability of these ideas within communities. Social implications Edible fungi are a possible response to malnutrition problems in adult and infant populations in Colombia. Originality/value No previous study has investigated the potential of mushrooms as a strategy to decrease food insecurity in Colombia.

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The sugarcane byproducts to a food security in an ecofriendly way: A review

Archive of Food and Nutritional Science ◽

10.29328/journal.afns.1001031 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 001-005

Author(s):

del Olmo Oscar Almazán ◽

Pérez Indira

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Industrial Diversification ◽

By Products ◽

Sugarcane Processing

This article addresses, in an integrated way, the main aspects of the by-products obtained from sugarcane processing summarizing their most important and economic characteristics, their composition, and most relevant uses as options for industrial diversification, all taken as a review.

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The use of by-products of oil and fat production in livestock breeding

Feeds and Feed Production ◽

10.31073/kormovyrobnytstvo201987-21 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 136-143

Author(s):

N. V. Hutsol ◽

O. O. Mysenko ◽

O. V. Hultiaieva ◽

T. V. Naidina

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Research Data ◽

Waste Oil ◽

Livestock Industry ◽

Livestock Breeding ◽

Poultry Diets ◽

Quality Of Products ◽

Effective Development ◽

By Products

The research data are collected, analyzed and summarized, and the results of recent studies of authors on the metabolic and productive effects of by-products of oil and fat production under the use in the feeding of animals and poultry. Sufficient and full-value feeding of animals taking into account the norms of optimization of lipid nutrition helps to improve the quality of products and reduce its cost price. Thus, supplementation of the animal and poultry diets with the waste oil and fat production will contribute to further effective development of livestock industry will ensure food security and maximum satisfaction of consumer demand for clean and full-value food for the Ukrainian population.

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Processing and Marketing of Rice-Derived Products in the Township of Natitingou, Benin

International Journal of Scientific Research and Management ◽

10.18535/ijsrm/v9i06.em02 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (06) ◽

pp. 2251-2265

Author(s):

Hervé Azouma KOMBIEN ◽

Frédéric M’Bouaré KOMBIENI

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Food Product ◽

Rice Flour ◽

Small Scale ◽

Parboiled Rice ◽

By Products ◽

Rice Processing

In view of the profound changes that have taken place in agriculture, rice has become a major consumer crop. Thus, in addition to its important role in food security, rice is increasingly being transformed into small-scale by-products that are still poorly understood and marketed. The objective of this research is to study the process of transformation and commercialization of rice products in the township of Natitingou. The methodological approach adopted consists essentially of collecting data from 78 actors, mainly processors and traders of rice derivatives, processing the data and analyzing the results obtained using the SWOT model. The analysis of the results revealed that the process of processing rice derivatives in Natitingou takes into account the parboiling of rice during its transformation, the transformation of parboiled rice into a derived food product, the hygiene rules observed in the processing room and the fermentation of rice flour for consumption. Nearly 80% of those surveyed said that rice derivatives are processed with archaic tools, and marketing is not very profitable. Despite this situation, rice processing has made it possible to obtain several by-products such as cookies, cakes, akpan, and even tchoucoutou or tchapkalo, etc. Finally, the marketing of these products is done through the marketing used by the groups, the strategies of sale and distribution price of the products derived from rice, the publicity and means of communication for the sale of these products.

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An Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis Examining the Complexities of Access to Wild Game and Fish for Urban Indigenous Women in Northwestern Ontario

Frontiers in Communication ◽

10.3389/fcomm.2021.762083 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

Author(s):

Breanna Phillipps ◽

Kelly Skinner ◽

Barbara Parker ◽

Hannah Tait Neufeld

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Safety ◽

Policy Analysis ◽

Food Systems ◽

Food Sovereignty ◽

Indigenous Women ◽

Wild Food ◽

Wild Game ◽

Northwestern Ontario ◽

Indigenous Foods

The destruction of Indigenous food systems is a direct consequence of the settler-colonial project within Canada and has led to decreasing access to Indigenous foods, disproportionate rates of food insecurity and disconnection from Indigenous food systems and environments. We interviewed Indigenous women, non-Indigenous staff of Indigenous-serving organizations, and policymakers (i.e., those who develop, interpret, or implement wild food policy) to explore how the policy context has impacted Indigenous women and their communities’ experiences of accessing Indigenous foods in urban northwestern Ontario. We applied an Intersectionality-Based Policy Analysis (IBPA) Framework to shape our research questions and guide the thematic analysis of the data. We found that stakeholder groups had differing understandings of the issue of accessing wild foods and Indigenous food security and their actions either supported or disrupted efforts for access to wild food to promote food security or Indigenous Food Sovereignty. Policymakers cited necessary barriers to promote food safety and support conservation of wildlife. Staff of Indigenous-serving organizations approached the issue with consideration of both Western and Indigenous worldviews, while Indigenous women spoke about the ongoing impacts of colonial policy and government control over their lands and territories. The main policy areas discussed included residential school policy, food regulation, and natural resource regulation. We also investigated community-level strategies for improvement, such as a wild game license. Throughout, we tied the colonial control over ‘wildlife’ and the Western food safety discourse, with infringements on Indigenous Food Sovereignty, experiences of racism in food settings and on the land, as well as with broad control over Indigenous sovereignty in Ontario. This work contributes to an increased understanding of how Western discourses about health, food, and the environment are perpetuated through systemic racism in government policy and reiterated through policymakers' views and interpretations or actions. Government institutions must develop culturally safe partnerships with Indigenous leaders and organizations to facilitate a transfer of power that can support Indigenous Food Sovereignty.

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Valorization Technologies of Marine By-Products

10.5772/intechopen.95031 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Amar Kaanane ◽

Hind Mkadem

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Production ◽

New Technologies ◽

World Population ◽

World Food ◽

Food And Agriculture ◽

Food And Agriculture Organization ◽

World Food Security ◽

Improve Food Security ◽

By Products

Generally, in different countries, strategies to improve food security have focused on increasing food production, which contributes to climate pollution and increases stress on scarce natural resources such as water and land. Due to the increase of world population (estimated to be 9 milliards in 2050), to the limited biological resources and to the increase of environmental pollution, there is a need in innovation in food industry. This can be done by improving food quality through new technologies for valorization of food and food by-products. According to Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), one third of world food production is lost or wasted along the food supply chain. In the sector of fisheries and aquaculture, 35% of the world’s harvest is lost or wasted each year. Thus, the valorization of marine by-products should be an obligation to assure the world food security and to satisfy the growing demand for fishery products. The objectives of this study are: First to review the sources of by-products and their characteristics and second to describe and evaluate the different technologies that are or can be used to valorize marine by-products in production of marine oils and concentrated fatty acids.

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Hydrogen Cyanide Polymers from the Impact of Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s025292110001469x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 161 ◽

pp. 179-187

Author(s):

Clifford N. Matthews ◽

Rose A. Pesce-Rodriguez ◽

Shirley A. Liebman

Keyword(s):

Amino Acids ◽

Solar System ◽

Hydrogen Cyanide ◽

Nitrogen Heterocycles ◽

Laboratory Studies ◽

Heterogeneous Solids ◽

The Many ◽

Comet Halley ◽

The Impact ◽

By Products

AbstractHydrogen cyanide polymers – heterogeneous solids ranging in color from yellow to orange to brown to black – may be among the organic macromolecules most readily formed within the Solar System. The non-volatile black crust of comet Halley, for example, as well as the extensive orangebrown streaks in the atmosphere of Jupiter, might consist largely of such polymers synthesized from HCN formed by photolysis of methane and ammonia, the color observed depending on the concentration of HCN involved. Laboratory studies of these ubiquitous compounds point to the presence of polyamidine structures synthesized directly from hydrogen cyanide. These would be converted by water to polypeptides which can be further hydrolyzed to α-amino acids. Black polymers and multimers with conjugated ladder structures derived from HCN could also be formed and might well be the source of the many nitrogen heterocycles, adenine included, observed after pyrolysis. The dark brown color arising from the impacts of comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter might therefore be mainly caused by the presence of HCN polymers, whether originally present, deposited by the impactor or synthesized directly from HCN. Spectroscopic detection of these predicted macromolecules and their hydrolytic and pyrolytic by-products would strengthen significantly the hypothesis that cyanide polymerization is a preferred pathway for prebiotic and extraterrestrial chemistry.

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Bright-Field Images (Ctem) of Phase Objects at High Resolution

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100092414 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 34 ◽

pp. 490-491 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sumio Iijima

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Electron Beam Irradiation ◽

Fine Particles ◽

High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽

Good Test ◽

Resolution Electron ◽

Single Crystal Films ◽

Crystal Films ◽

By Products ◽

Test Objects

We have developed a technique to prepare thin single crystal films of graphite for use as supporting films for high resolution electron microscopy. As we showed elsewhere (1), these films are completely noiseless and therefore can be used in the observation of phase objects by CTEM, such as single atoms or molecules as a means for overcoming the difficulties because of the background noise which appears with amorphous carbon supporting films, even though they are prepared so as to be less than 20Å thick. Since the graphite films are thinned by reaction with WO3 crystals under electron beam irradiation in the microscope, some small crystallites of WC or WC2 are inevitably left on the films as by-products. These particles are usually found to be over 10-20Å diameter but very fine particles are also formed on the film and these can serve as good test objects for studying the image formation of phase objects.

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Food Security Surveillance in the Palestinian Territories

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ◽

10.1017/s1049023x00009389 ◽

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

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