scholarly journals Virome studies of food production systems: time for ‘farm to fork’ analyses

2022 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. 22-27
Author(s):  
Jennifer Mahony ◽  
Douwe van Sinderen
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems

Phosphorus: Past History and Contributions to the Global Food Supply

2019 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 6-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Past History ◽  
Phosphate Fertilizer ◽  
Global Food ◽  
Global Food Supply

Since its early rudimentary forms, phosphate fertilizer has developed in step with our understanding of successful food production systems. Recognized as essential to life, the responsible use P in agriculture remains key to food security.

scholarly journals Sustainability Analysis of Interconnected Food Production Systems via Theory of Barriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 15765-15770
Author(s):  
Tim Aschenbruck ◽  
Willem Esterhuizen ◽  
Murali Padmanabha ◽  
Stefan Streif
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Sustainability Analysis

scholarly journals Decision aiding handbooks for managing contaminated food production systems, drinking water and inhabited areas in Europe

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. S23-S37 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.F. Nisbet ◽  
J. Brown ◽  
B.J. Howard ◽  
N.A. Beresford ◽  
H. Ollagnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Decision Aiding ◽  
Contaminated Food

Potential of Probiotics as Alternative Sources for Antibiotics in Food Production Systems

2022 ◽  
pp. 172-185
Author(s):  
Sarina Pradhan Thapa ◽  
Sushil Koirala ◽  
Anil Kumar Anal
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Alternative Sources

Ecoagriculture for a Sustainable Food Future

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Chalmer
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Cultural Sensitivity ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Historical Context ◽  
Agricultural Practices ◽  
Constant Input ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
European Farming

Global food security is dependent on ecologically viable production systems, but current agricultural practices are often at odds with environmental sustainability. Resolving this disparity is a huge task, but there is much that can be learned from traditional food production systems that persisted for thousands of years. Ecoagriculture for a Sustainable Food Future describes the ecological history of food production systems in Australia, showing how Aboriginal food systems collapsed when European farming methods were imposed on bushlands. The industrialised agricultural systems that are now prevalent across the world require constant input of finite resources, and continue to cause destructive environmental change. This book explores the damage that has arisen from farming systems unsuited to their environment, and presents compelling evidence that producing food is an ecological process that needs to be rethought in order to ensure resilient food production into the future. Cultural sensitivity Readers are warned that there may be words, descriptions and terms used in this book that are culturally sensitive, and which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. While this information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided by the author in a historical context.

scholarly journals Climate forcing by battered-and-breaded fillets and crab-flavored sticks from Alaska pollock

Elem Sci Anth ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandi L. McKuin ◽  
Jordan T. Watson ◽  
Alan C. Haynie ◽  
J. Elliott Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Nitrogen Oxides ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Greenhouse Gases ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Climate Impact ◽  
Climate Forcing ◽  
Anthropogenic Sources ◽  
Seafood Products

The food sector is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, contributing 10–32% of global anthropogenic sources. Compared with land-based food production systems, relatively little is known about the climate impact of seafood products. Previous studies have placed an emphasis on fishing activities, overlooking the contribution of the processing phase in the seafood supply chain. Furthermore, other studies have ignored short-lived climate forcing pollutants which can be particularly large for ship fuels. To address these critical knowledge gaps, we conducted a carbon footprint analysis of seafood products from Alaska pollock, one of the world’s largest fisheries. A holistic assessment was made including all components in the supply chain from fishing through retail display case, including a broad suite of climate forcing pollutants (well-mixed greenhouse gases, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, black carbon and organic carbon), for domestic and top importers. We found that in some instances the processing phase contributed nearly twice the climate impact as the fishing phase of the seafood supply chain. For highly fuel-efficient fisheries, such as the Alaska pollock catcher-processor fleet, including the processing phase of the seafood supply chain is essential. Furthermore, the contribution from cooling emissions (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, and organic carbon) offsets a significant portion of the climate forcing from warming emissions. The estimates that include only greenhouse gases are as much as 2.6 times higher than the cases that include short-lived climate forcing pollutants. This study also advances our understanding of the climate impact of seafood distribution with products for the domestic retail market having a climate impact that is as much as 1.6 times higher than export products that undergo transoceanic shipping. A full accounting of the supply chain and of the impact of the pollutants emitted by food production systems is important for climate change mitigation strategies in the near-term.

Eight Hens per Man per Day: Shipwreck Survivors and Pastoral Abundance in Southern Africa

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Hanzimanolis
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Terra Nullius ◽  
Pastoral Communities ◽  
Ownership Of Land

This essay examines South African shipwrecks and shipwreck survivor accounts in relation to land settlements and indigenous food production systems in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. By analysing a collection of Portuguese shipwreck accounts it discovers that African land, often portrayed by colonising forces as Terra Nullius - empty land - in their efforts to rationalise usurping it, was actually populated by settled pastoral communities. Further analysis of the shipwreck accounts reveal the presence of racial typography and the attitudes toward indigenous southern Africans, which would become another rationalisation for usurping land in later colonisation efforts. It concludes that these accounts offer evidence disproving Terra Nullius assertions, whilst also providing an example of how the colonial mindset interpreted the ownership of land.

Competition between Livestock and Mankind for Nutrients: Let Ruminants Eat Grass

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Fitzhugh
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resource ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Resource Base ◽  
Human Food ◽  
Future Role ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Near Term ◽  
Natural Resource Base ◽  
Livestock Products

As we contemplate the challenge of feeding more than 8 billion people —more than three quarters living in developing countries —the even greater challenge will be feeding their grandchildren. Consideration of competition between livestock and mankind for nutrients must include both near-term food needs and long-term sustainability of agricultural production systems. Producing more livestock products at the expense of eroding the natural resource base is not an acceptable solution. Livestock have been denigrated as both competitors for food and degraders of the natural resource base for food production. These often emotionally argued allegations against livestock generally do not stand up to objective analysis. Livestock arc most often complementary elements of food production systems, converting otherwise unused feed sources to highly desired food and livestock products such as leather and wool. Moreover, well-managed livestock are positive contributors to the natural resources base supporting balanced agricultural systems. In this chapter, the following points are addressed from the perspective of current and future role for livestock in feeding 8 billion people: . . . • Growing demands for human food and livestock feed • Domesticated food-producing animals • World livestock production systems • Human food preferences and requirements • Dietary requirements and conversion efficiencies • Contributions of science to livestock improvement . . . The overarching issue is the difference in the current and future role for livestock in developed and in developing regions. Less than 11 percent of the global land mass of 13.3 billion hectares is cultivated; the remainder supports permanent pasture, 26%; forest, 31%; and other nonagricultural uses, 32% (U.N. data as cited by Waggoner, 1994). The concerns about competition between livestock and mankind for nutrients center primarily on grains and legumes grown on arable land. Even the most avid vegetarians have little taste for the forages and other herbaceous materials from pasturelands, forests, roadsides, and fence rows that arc consumed by livestock. Since the 18th century, the amount of land cultivated has increased from approximately 0.3 to 1.5 billion ha (Richards, 1990, as cited by Waggoner, 1994). This increase in cultivated land has primarily come at the expense of forest and grasslands.

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